Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 114 of the 1894 volume:

COURSES OF STUDY. u LATIN-COURSE. ENGLlgH EBURSE. E 1. Latin Reader. 1. English History 20 weeks. E Zoology 20 weeks. I- 2. Algehra. 2. Algehra. Q 3. Physical Geography 20 weeks. 3. Physical Geography 20 weeks. E English Composition 20 weeks. English Composition 20 weeks. 4. Reading twice a week. 4. Reading twice a week. Q 1. Caesar and Latin Prose Composition. 1. Rhetoric, 20 weeks. E ' German or Arithmetic and Book- s. keeping, 20 weeks. Q 2. Geometry. 2. Geom-etry. Q 3. Physioipgy 20 weeks. 3. Physiology, 20 weeks. 3 Botany 40 weeks. h Botany, 20 weeks. ' gn 4. American Authors, twice a week. 4. American Authors, twice a week. . Latin and . - - Latin-German Eng. .Scientific with English :LE Classical' German. L' bcwntlfic' Sczhntific. Latin and German. I Scientific. E 1. Greek, Grammar 1. German. 1. Physics. 1. Physics. 1. Ist year Latin. 1 1. German or Q and Anabasis. lst year Latin. E 2. Cicero. Prose Composition and Ovid. 2. German. 2. German. 2. Physics. 5- 3. Genera1eHistory. 3. General History. 4. English Authors, twice a week. 4. English Authors, twice a week. D2 1. Anabasis and 1. German. 1. Chemistry and 1 Germam. 1. Caesar. 1. German or I lliad. Geology . Czesar. P' 2. Virgil and Ovid. 2. Chemistry and 2. German. 2. Chemistry and J: ' i Geology. Geology. E ' 3, fa.l Civics fCivil Government, American Politics and Political -Economyj or 3. ffl., Civics, or 3 tb.l English Literature, or UU Literature, or u. tal Last twenty weeks Review Algebra. fc.j Review Algebra.. Drawing may be taken once a week throughout the course. Three orations on selected subjects are required the last year. Pupils preparing for higher institutions are allowed to substitute equivalents for any study in the course 74 6. S. LIEDCIER, IECDOTS AND SECDES. ..,f'.F.Y.II.5,'?,,.If4.'2E.. '?.P?F?,I5'.I.PY- WE CARRY A FULE LINE 01 EANVASS UXFORDS AND WHITE KID SLIPPERS. I6 South Hain Street, - ROCKFORD, ILI TEWART EL O' DRY GooDs,'fSQg'ggg ST. ROCKFORD. - ILLINOIS. BUY YOUR Shoes and Slippers ..Ul.-1 HEMVIING 6: CO., Cor. FIRST and STATE Sts. All Widths f m AAAI In Lh I L Isp THE NELSON GHFE, 3l2 S. Main St., Nelson Hotel Bld'g. XII kmds of Lunches served Lo order. First-class Meats, be-s C fl' I 5 H d p L h o ee in L1 t'. ome ma e a.sLry. unc es D If Pf P' ' P ' u u or lcmc arules. --DON'T FORGET THE PLACE,-- IVICGRAHAN BROS., Props Open Day and Night. HALF HOURS WITH GREAT AUTHORS. L. Il.-Good morning! Do you use Pears' soap. J. H.-You will find it in Roberts' Rules of Order. B. M.-Oh ! ! I! W. T.-Jimminie! Crackets! W. B.-Is that so? H. G.4I rise to a point oi order. F. B. P.-lf I had only been born rich instead of hand- some. M. K -My little mother said so. E. H. R.-Yes-s-s-s-s-s-- B. S -Oh! Oscar: H. H. U.--Who'd :L thunk it? R. R -Who's got my book? H. E. R.-Not I alone hold this viewg other great men have said, etc. H. E. B.-Yes, two onions will remove the odor of ice cren rn from the breath. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. H. CLARK -No, so far as we know there is nothing to prohibit you from editing the Owl next year except paucity of cash. SUSIE W.-Yes, the editors of the Annual will send their autographs to all. post-paid, on receipt of 310. Seniors please notice. ARTHUR R., '95.-No, celluloid collars are not the latest fashionable fad A four-in-hand necktie should not be worn with a full dress suit. WEBB.-Yes, 'lpretty boy is a. very becoming name. The mere fact of your being able to ride a wheel does not necessarily give you a mortgage on the R. H. S. EUNA W.-Yes, we think it would be advisable for young ladies who intend to mingle in society to live nearer the vortex. INQUIRER.-We do not think--CThe editor of this de- partment was suddenly called away before he had Enish- ed his auswer.j f D0 YOU KNOW WHAT A TURKISH BATH IS? f Sv I' R Q GV THE NELSON HOUSE HEJLEEEE X!3Q1gfj 4v,,4 if? 1 IV! Iurmgn, Russian. Plun 6, Swimmin ann mm Sams foal Y05wXQ'Q',W INQTI-IE s'rATE. Q X iQQ?igfil?04d JOHN A. OBERG. 3. Prop. of BARBER 5-nop' AND' BATHS. 43 E. . Swami S ma. D STEAM DYE WORKS FANEY UIEING ANU ELEININB-IIHEVEHY DESEHIPIIIIILA LADIES' DRESSES CLEANED OR DYED .... GENTLEI'IEN'S SUITS CLEANED, DYED AND REPAIRED. E L WOODFIUFF. GEO. W MAGUIRE WOODRUFF 6: MAGUIRE CO., SA H, 'DUURS Eillil BLINDS, HARD H1111 SUFT WUUU LUMBER ALSO CORD WOOD FOR SALE. 417 s. Main st., : ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Q-li' WI'IEELOCK'S PRICES ON CHINA, GLASS AND LAMPS BEFORE You BUY. - - - - - - 0112 WEST STATE ST. B. L. CRUIVIB at ooui LUMBER AND COAL, 920 S. Plain, 2 - ROCKFORD, ILL. vv I THE FINAL VERDICT.fi' After considering the testimony of thousands of well dressed people, it has been decided that injustice to their personal appearance, all wearers of GLOTHING, IIIITS, SHIRTS, NEGKWEIIR PORTER SC BROWN, LEADING cLo'rI-Hens, I IO s. Main sr A CARD OF THANKS. WE, wish to thank MR. E. WARDE iatusiniatt most heartily for his generous assistance in our labors. He has donated the results of his artistic talents, and has worked unceasingly in our behalf. Nlay success attend him' THE Eoirons. 78 L E G STAF JOHNSON, E G EGOR . Pres't. Vice-Pres't. Sec'y 8: Treas .f-nf-xxx-yfxf-gf TQ? ROQKFORD THILORINQ Qo., Finn TAILORING ni Lnw PRICES 2:0 South Main Streetg in Holland House Block, ROCKFORD, - - ILL. BLAISDELL HALL, Finest Dnnning Pinnn in inn City Well Lighted. Good Ventilation. TERMS REASONABLE. 3. P. BLHISDELL, Agent. THE GEO. SHERMAN CO., Say! Girls, why don't you corne over and get one of our pretty fans? Bring your best fellow with you and have some of our nice candies you girls all like so well. 127 WEST STPTTE STREET. Fashionable millilyeryn al MILLS 51 LOWTS, Sl-ICCESSORS T0 MISS A. PETERSON. 223 E. STATE STREET- A select line of Pattern Hats and all the latest lVovelties of the season. ,ff I X -if, KX ,ia-f - N.. 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Sen l for free pro '1 ectus containing spec men pages, illustrations, etc. G. 8: C. Merriznm Co., Publish rs, L 5- 5 , Mass., U. 5. A. ringiield SP F V r 1 r 2 1: RQCKFQRD HIGH SCHGOL ANN UAL. ,94- VOLUME Il ' ,, ' , 1 14' n' x -kg I-7 xl M g f ' 4. 1 'f 7 '4fl ' f:,: M ' j :x g 'fi f 1 'jul .'f'ffZl171. :V if W - NJI7' li: XX 'K + im Q ff 5 6 't , M E' ,' N. g ,lg 'Z 'Mr , ,K ' - fl. 1 :15 b u ljf w X. 2? I 3 .- Wim' ll y lu, 'E - Nil , ' n i. f3 .- .,- X AN ,iN 1 ,F : '. H11 15 , P ' EJ ffW '+?d'1 ffff fflll Twgf- '1Wii::KXffNi5:,Z,bg X 13 fgh i fl d w . if T il 'PHI 'fl X ri NX fff u x mllll - - - - h xg. I I1 ' Ffh Zi n' - - Sf 1 - 1 at Q A. am gn. f ': C3 fx if ? .LQ -S ' 'IWWmIm.i1m1ZJm7f'f I td TC E mg WW- ' f ' .5 Ti- Im' 'TH 'Li -' X ' H1 N- W ww N ibm ch M .UWM I f lf? gf! F? + 1Ufl,5A,S'tifdfTiT1'l2 Lj7' A ff,f 'f'nf!Q QTY ' fp f 5vF.XKf XS ,X QLX lg Wogwalga -ff Xf UH 1.2 A N Z 7 WA' f f W HH -.E?!.4 zffzzwfiww Mfg V if f 1 X 4 K H f Kiki? S-Q9 WQM Q J agp AQADAJLMM, be 15-42 , ,f - .. - ' O WALTER A. EDWARDS, as a token of our high esteem, We, the edit0rs, respectfuIIy dedicate this volume. E The proceeds of this book will go for the relief of the destitute, the editors receiving 100 per ceqr 3 DR. F. H. KIMBALL, PRES., BOARD OF SCHOOL INSPECTORS: 02- Q -40 GEO. E. KING, J. A. LUNDGREN, THOS. BUCHANAN, J. B. WHITEHEAD, F. G. HOGLAND, CLERK. PJ R. WALKER, SUPT. OF SCHOOLS -L 1 - PREFPXCE- - HERE is the second R. H. S. Annual. If it does not please you pay your fifty cents and don't read it We have attempted to record what has or might have happened. You have not done as much worthy of being recorded, as would appear at Hrst glance. Some of you will probably object to certain articles herein. Well, if the truth has been stretched blame Truth for stretching. Many of you have helped us and many have not. We thank those who have. THE EDITORS. 5 ' - FACULTY. - - 2 - PRINCIPAL. - -2 - MR. WALTER A. EDWARDS, instructor in Virgil, General History, Civil Government, Politics and Political Economy. Mr. Edwards graduated from Knox College in 1883. After teaching Latin and Greek in the Peoria High School for three years. he went abroad and studied the ancient classics in the University of Berlin and other schools. On his return in 1889 he became principal of the High School at Decatur, and since January, 1891, has held that posi- tion in the R. H. S. . . . . ASSISTANT5. . . . . Miss JENNIE E. WALDO, Instructor in Natural Sciences. Miss Waldo graduated from the R. H. S. in 1879, being the only teacher of the R. H. S. faculty who is a member of our own alumni. She attended Wellesley College, and in 1883 assumed her present position. Miss HATTIE E. Mons:-3, Instructor in Mathematics. Miss Morse graduated from the Illinois State Normal School in 1879. She has taught since 1887 in the R. H. S. c Miss CLARA F. RANDALL, Instructor in Literature and Elocution. Miss Randall isagraduate of Boston Uni- versity, and has taughtin the Montpelier Female Seminary and in Peoria, and since 1889 has held her present position in the R. H. S. Miss SARAH M. FARLEY, Instructor in Latin and Greek. Miss Farley graduated from Smith College in 1890, and immediately became a teacher in the R. H. S. Miss MINNIE M. KERN, Instructor in German. Miss Kern graduated from Hillsdale tMich .5 College in 1889. After teaching in the High School at Conneat Q0 J, she studied in Hanover Seminary for two years. Miss Kern has taught one year in the R. H. S. Miss M. V. HODGMAN, Instructor in English, English History, Algebra and Physical Geography. Miss Hodg- man graduated from Princeton Township High School and attended the State Normal School for three years. She has taught three years in the R. H. S. MR. O. J. KERN, Instructor in Latin, American Literature and English. Mr. Kern attended the De Pauw Uni- versity for three years, and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. For four years he was principal of the Cherry Valley School, and became a member of the R. H. S. faculty in '91, MR. D. N. HOlVLAND, Instructorin Physics and Chemistry. Mr. Howland graduated from the Ottawa High School in '85, and attended the State University f mr one year. After teaching several years in La Salle, he attended the State Normal School for two years. Mr. Howland has taught one year in the R. H. S. Miss HELEN DICKEY, Instructor in Drawing and Painting. Miss Dickey studied in Boston and New York. In '91 she became Superintendent of Drawing in the Rockford public schools. Miss Dickey devotes Friday of each week to the High School. On account of the rapidly increasing number of students and consequent complications arising at the time of the yearly changes of studies in February, an increase in the number of teachers was found necessary. The services of Mn LOUIS M. REGKHOW, who graduated from Beloit College in '91, were secured for the classes in Arithmetic, and those of Miss AGNES BROWN, ofthe class of '93 of Lake Forest College, for Advanced Algebra. G. Y., '94. v ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL. COLORS, YELLOW. YELL -All-i-ool All-iail All-i-oo-i-oo! Rockford High School! Don't you know! Kick-a-ba! Lick-a-bo! Kick-a-bee-heel Sumus Populusl Se-ell R. H. S. PAST. HERE are a great many people who are not personally acquainted with the R. H. S. as an institution, and the work it has done in the past. That our Work has been, and is, of the big es s ian ar , Evanston,Ann Arbor, Beloit, Madison, Illinois, Lake Forest, Cornell, North Western, Wellesley, Smith, and the effici- ency and business qualities of present Alumni. Tear-hers of the best ability are employed to install into the minds of their scholars, love and appreciation for stud and further investigation into Science, Mathematics, Literature, Language and Art. .Y The increasing number of students makes a greater number of teachers indispensable, and if kept on will soon necessitate a new High School. The High School has always had its share o some les, g tion, lt. H. S. D. C., L. L. A. 581, Literary society and many others. It has been the aim, in the past, of every student, to make his Alma Mater one of the highest of its kind, and it is safe to say that in the future the enthusiasm will be none the less and the High School will continue to grow and prosper until its fame will reach from shore to shore. s h t t d d is shown by the accredited lists of such universities as f ' t' includin R. H. S. Alumni Association, Athletic Associa- R. H. S. PRESENT. OU wish to know of the R. H. S. as it is? Suppose you come with me, and I will reveal and expound its myster- ies to you. We will join the procession of big folks, little folks and middle-sized folks, and keeping pace with them, we go to that place where secrets and confidence abound-the dressing room. The few moments intervening between our arrival and the chapel summons, are seized upon, for gossiping-by the sterner sex. Looking about you, you start and say, Who is that? That, why that is a Senior, in one of those caps. Then you inquire who this person, of commanding mein, may be. That, my friend, is the general manager of the school-the Freshman. Seeing a look of awe, setting upon your face, I follow your glance, and to your look of in- quiry, reply,.wearily- That is a Junior. ' I just catch your scarcely audible murmur, Pride cometh before a fall. Let us go to the chapel, as we pass through the doors, we perceive seated at the many desks, bright intellectual looking students, studing with thoughtful expressions. These indeed are none other than the Sophomoresl You wonder concerning the gentleman, who has just given the signal for the beginning ofthe exercise. That, Innocence, is the only man in the institution, who can make puns with impunity. Shallwe not visit the Labratory? The office I shall not exhibit, for I have heard it ofttimes has rather of adamp- ening effect upon one's spirits. You thought you heard peculiar noises issuing for the Labratory ? Oh, yes, we often have impromptu concerts, and the professor has been known as to be so obliging as to open the door, to allow the pupils to catch the air. See this-placard, it will tell us in brief some of the beauties of being a student of the R. H. S. There is the Liter- ary Society, the Debating Club, and the Athletic Association, not omitting the daily mutual admiration meetings in the respective dressing halls. Perhaps you have seen enough if you are already a student, to glory in that fact, and if not, to convince you of the advisability of becoming one. At any rate, unlike Lumpson's brook I must desist, glorying as we did in our childish days: Flora Thompson is my name Rockford is my station, The R. H. S. is where I go To get my education. F- T- '96- 9 1 2 If l ' Rag I 4. I, I ff f tl X llw W I I l ,K 1 f ' 1. 52ffll+1fX7 ll fl E X yy Q ', . f nn. 5. FUTURE. . WN VX X jf V iq X WMCMV 5 fl ' rg f i ll SIBYLLINE LEAVES. ow? i If V, E3 f f ' I Q ll -X WZ, 0 7, UI, I M f iv V If X ll X . fl M Z F:--' ls ' It ' 'Q , ' ll K X sl fl l . 'Mei N a session of the Virgil class, as I sat vainly trying to follow fEneas in If-1 X 1 V ' 'V 1' his descent into the lower world, my mind wandered falas! for the exam- W f f 1 I ple of a Senior,j and I went, in fancy, as a suppliant to the abode of the 15 X , I , Q, K 1 - s-?- Sibyl. I come, O virgo, ego incipio, sent by one who as a. fel- ! ai 55,9 E V low-student hasshared in commonwith the class of '94,the labors ' .X of a. Senior year, and has been working incessantly for weeks to get out an Annual worthy of the R. H. S. I come to seek of thee, kind prophetess, revelations concerning the future fortunes of our Alma mater, and to implore thee to conduct me through her future buildings. Vates con- 10 clamat: The approach to the R. H. S. is easyg one has only to arm himself with the golden branch, the certificate which shows that one has passed eight grades in the public schools to gain admittance. But to travil the four roads steep and rough with exams and essays, although there is a chance for an occasional pony ride, that is toil, that is difficulty. Those who are not able todo this sadly leave and-go to college. But if tantus amor menti est, I will grant your request. With the Sibly as guide, I approach a series of buildings situated on a hill from which there is a gentle slope to the beautiful stream called the Rock river. No smoke rising from these buildings is visible and I afterwards learn that it is because they are heated with electricity. As I advancel pass innumerable buildings over one of whose doors I read Science Hall, where, I am informed, a Prof. H-y '94, delivers daily lectures on chemistry and phys- ics, and these take the place of former grinds. Young Ladies Gymnasiumt' next meets my eye, and an aching 739 void fills my heart as I realize what I had missed in not deferring for a few years the completion of my High School course! Over the door ofa neat little building is inscribed Mandolin Club House, Memorial to H. Clarke '95, and as the strains oi the Washington Post fioat out to me through an open window, I stagger on and find myself at the Chapel. As I enter, the science impresses me as familiar, though I listen in vain for a strain of Happy Days Gone By, or Johnny Sands, or even Old Grimes is De-ad,', so I conclude he must be. As I gaze, I observe that each pupil stands erect holding a brand new book and singing. But who is the chief of this mighty band? That can't be Mr. -- '96, whose mustache was so much adored of yore! As I scan the faculty I see the familiar face of H. McC. '97, now teacher of Algebra, but formerly the brightest Ui student in the Freshman class. I also listen in vain for the announcement of a Senior essay and discover that in an adjoining room there is a phonograph to which all in- terested may go and hear these essays. Selah. From Chapel the glad throng pass out into the campus, where for a. half hour youths and maidens vie with each other in vigorous sport prior to the celebration of Field Day, which is now an annual occurrence. As I wander through the spacious grounds my mind reverts to former friends and classmates of the R. H. S., and I question the Sibyl as to their fate. Many, she says, are enjoying distinction and renown. There are a few stars in the musical iirmament, notably among which is Miss S--, '97, prima donna in a grand opera company. Some few are distinguished lawyers, at whose head stands Mr. St. Patrick, '95. And some are found even in our senate 11 hallsf' But whither hastens this rabid and famished throng? We follow and find that they go to partake of lunches prepared for them by the Young Ladies' Cooking Class, who are taught in the culinary art by Mrs. Levy, '94. Nec vera haec sedes sine sorta datat. There are select and superior seats for the Seniors, of course. One of the trials of the Freshmen is the compulsion of eating these lunches. The Seniors are given a liberal bonus. We finally reach the Senior rooms, upon whose walks are emblazoned in imperishable characters, the most elo- quent eulogies on the class of '94, the most noble specimen of intellect known in R H. S. et cezera acl ioginitum. I discover that a Virgil recitation is in progress here by hearing the professor remark in his usual calm tones, Miss Teague, you may continue, and I return from my wanderings to realize that I am still A SENIOR OF '94, . 1 ' ' 5' ' 15. X : .1 , , bf -I is f xll jf-?ff1l' - A' y,.IfQ, f75. ff 12 K 'Hi' --a 0 4 j'1, , 1, 'HTQO I I1-Q 1'! 3: I -ov Q, W. Lllv. v- gy .E TP. , .I 0 i p L I- Y in slf ... V T T Uv . . 'v' - :pf-1 - ...,--- il f- H' . .-if-f 4 ,I J , Mg- 5 1, X up , . r ' , , .I , 1 ' .. L f 1' IL A .lf I' I T 1' K l l- - kdi.. mv' CLASS OF ,Q4. HOTTO' Iiaupbvf jf VCOUL. COLORS, WHITE, YELLOW AND GREEN. Un the form of a daisy.j YELL.-Rip, Rah, Roar! Rip, Rah, Roar!! Rockford High School! Ninety-four lf OFFICERS. PRESIDENT, H. H. CHASE. VICE-PRESIDENT, WL HELEN WITHERELL SECRETARY, JESSE HARDY. TREASURER, A. LAURETTA PACKARD. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. LULU B. SPAULDING. THE OFFICERS. CATHERINE E. NOONAN 13 MEMBERS. MARY ELLEN BRECKENRIDGE, box 1792, Rockford. English, Scientitic, with German and Latin. Of all the girls that e'er was seen There's none so fine as Nellie. HARRY HERBERT CHASE, 321 N. Third Street. Latin, Scientific. Class, 5th Pres., Literary Society, Debating Club, 3rd Cor. Sec'yg Athletic Association. 'tHe hath a face like a benedictionf' MARY VINCENT DAVIS, 414 Peach Street. English, Scientific with German and Latin. Literary Society. Retire within thyself and see how small a stock is there. AMY DENMAN, 817 Ashland Avenue. Latin, German. Literary Society. She that once is good is ever greatfi FLORA AMELIA DICKERMAN, 436 Jilson Avenue. Latin-German, Scientilic. Literary Society. I have immortal longings in me. GERTRUDE MABEL DooLI'r'rLE, Cherry Valley. English, Scientific with Latin and German. There is agift beyond the reach of art. ALICE FREEMAN, 1108 Charles Street. English, Sf-ientitic. Class, 3rd Treasurerg Literary Society. She taketh most delight in music. HARRY GOLDMAN, 110 Seventh Street, Latin-German, Scien titic. Class, 4th V. Pres.g Literary Society, Debating Club, 4th Rec. Sec'yg Athletic Association. He who hath most of hearts knows most of sorrow. MYRA LOUISE GROUT, 307 N. Second Street. Latin, German. Literary Society. It is well for one to know more than he says. ALICE RACHEL HALL, box 1590, Rockford. Latin, German. Class, 2nd Treas.g Literary Society. Tis remarkable that they talk most who have the least to say. 14 JESSE HARDY, 504 N. Third Street. Latin, Scientidc. Class, 2nd Pres. and 5th Secy., Litera Club, 2nd Sec'y and 3rd Cor. Sec'y, Athletic Association. Some to wisdom make pretense, But Hardy never deviates to sense. LILLIAN IDA HARRIS, 202 N. Church Street. Latin, German, Scientific. Literary Society. My exalted head shall strike the stars. LUCY STATA HAYDEN, 1030 Benton Street. Latin, Scientiic. Literary Society. The beginnings of all things are small. OSCAR JOHN HENRY, 307 E. State Street. Latin, German, Scientinc. Literary Societyg Athlet So soft his tresses filled with twinkling pearl, You doubt his sex, and take him for a girl. ERMA WILHELM HILL, 327 N. Church Street. Latin, German. Literary Society. Beautiful as sweet, young as beautiful, and soft as young. CORA VENDELLA JOHNSON, 406 Kishwankee Street. Latin, German. Literary Society. More than mortal grace, Speaks the descendant of ethereal race. ry Society, Debaiing ic Association. MATTIE BELLE KINNIE, 817 Bruce Street. Latin, German. Class, 4th Pres., Literary Society. What shall I do to be forever known? CORA BELLE KUMPHOLTZ, 1204 Ninth Avenue. Latin, German. Literary Society. I am the very pink of courtesy. HE'r'r1E MAY LEONARD, 1022 W. State Street. English, Scientific, with Latin and German. Constant you are, but yet a woman. BERTHA EMELINE MAGUIRE, 623 N. Main Street. Latin, German. Literary Society. Her hair, her manners, all who saw admired. 15 MAUDE LUCILLE MARTIN, 1009 Kilburn Avenue. English, Scientific. Literary Society. So sang the sirens with enchanting sound. Enticing all to listen and be drowned. BESSIE FAITH LIEDLAR, 993 N. Main Street. English, Scientific. Class, 3rd V. PI'6S., Literary Society, 17th Sec',v. i'Through nature and tlirough art she strayed. ALICE IIIIOGENE MILLER, 1505 W. State Street. Latin, German. Scientific. Literary Society. Robed in thc long night of her deep hair. CATHERINE ELIZABETH NooNAN, 1012-14 S. Church Street. English, Scientific, with Latin and German. Literary Society. All things she understood by rote. And as occasion served would quote. EDITH NORTH, 435 Forest Ave. Latin, German. Literary Society. Softly her fingers wander o'eI' The yielding planks of the ivory liner. ALICE MARIE NoRToN, 1137 Rock Street. English, Scientific. Literary Society. Deep brown eyes running O'B1' with glee. MARGARET GERTRUDE 0'BRIEN. 623 N. Winnebago Street. English, Scientific, with Latin and German. Class, 3d Sec'yg Literary Society. The honors of genius are eternal. ANNA LAURETTA PACKARD, 1058 W. State Street. Latin, German. Class, 5th Treas.g Literary Society. Down her white neck, long Heating auburn curls, The least of which would set ten poets raving. FREDERICK BURNS PETERSON, 602 N. Church Street. Latin, Scientific. Literary Society, 19th Pres., Debating Club, 4th Pres.g Athletic Association. 'tHe loves not too well, but wisely. 16 MAUDE PETERSON, 315 Kent Street. English, Scientific. Literary Society. One cannot know everything. ROSALIND REMINGTON, Box 1527 Rockford. English, Scientific. Class, 2d Sec'yg Literary Society. A smile that glow'd celestial rosy red,- Love's proper hue. IRENE M. REVELL, Stillman Valley. Latin, German. Literary Society. Firm and resolved by sterling worth to gain Love and respect, thou shall not strive in vain. ORA ROBERTA RHOADES, 531 N. Winnebago Street. English, Scientilic. Literary Society. With ringlets quaint and wanton windings more. LEONIE ADALINE ROBERTS, 319 Wall Street. English Scientific. Literary Society. 'LF1-om some she cast her modest eyes below. HIRAM ERL RUSSELL, 727 Corbin Street. Classical. Literary Society. Debating Club, lst Pres., Athletic Associa tion. S E'en copious Russell wanted or forgot The last and greatest art, the art to blot. JAMES COLIN RYAN, 618 South Street. English, Scientilic,with Latin and German. In me as yet ambition has no part. BLANCHE SCHMAUSS, 229 N. Main Street. Latin, German. Trust not too much your now resistless charms. MABEL MARGARET SHAMMO, Box 1758, Rockford. English, Scientitic. Literary Society. A happy genius is the gift of nature. LULU BELLE SPAULDING, 404 N. Court Street. Latin, German. Literary Society. A pleasing countenance is no slight advantage. 17 1- ...-.A -....- . -..---1.-.va MARY JUSTINA SPOTTSWOOD, Winnebago. Latin, Scientific. Literary Society. When sage Minerva rose, From her sweet lips smooth elocution Hows. NIABEL C. STINE, Stillman Valley. Latin, Scientific. Literary Society. The eloquent blood spoke in her cheeks. WALTER PRESCOTT TALBOTT,LlI1deI1WOOd, Ogle County. English, Scientihc. Class, 1st Treas.g Literary Society, Athletic Association. He leads a quiet country life. EDNA CATHERINE TEAGUE, 701 W. State Street. La.tin, German. Literary Society, 15th V. President. I attend to the business of other people, having lost my own. HARRIET SLOANE VAN VALKENBURGH, 303 N. Avon Street. English, Scientific, with Latin and German. Class, 4th Secretary. I had rather be sick than idle. CLARA CECILIA VANSTON, 1105 N. Church Street. Latin, German, Scientific. Literary What winning graces, what maiestic mienf' Society. WINIFRED HELEN W1'rnERELL, 331 Forest Avenue. Latin, German. Class, 1st Sec'yg Literary Society, 15th Sec'y. Careless she is, with artful care Affecting to be unaffected. LIINNIE BELLE WooDwARD, 603 Peach Street. English, Scientific. Class, lst V. Pres. g Literary Society. A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of menfl SUSIE JEAN WoRs'rER, 1132 Greenwood Avenue. Latin, German. Literary Society. There's no art to find the n1ind's construction in the face' GEORGIANA YOUNGS, 1417 East State Street. Classical. Literary Society. Deeds, not words. HENRY EVANS BLAKE, Chick House. Special. Class, 3d Pres., Literary Society, Athle Thou beginnest better than thou endestf' 18 v tic Association, 4th President Roy WALTER BURRITT, box 1734 Rockford. Special. Class, 4th Treas. lt is a. great plague to be too handsome a man. AGNES ELIZABETH JOYCE, 1005 Third Avenue. Special. Literary Society. She herself was pertness once. EDITH KATHERINE RACE, 605 Wall Street. Special. Your hearts supreme ambition, to be fair. EDWARD HENRY RALSTON, 1211 Andrews Street. Special. Debating Clubg Athletic Association. Alas! the slippery nature of tender youth. JUNIUS C. SNOW, 323 E. State Street faddressj. Special. Literary Societyg Debating Clubg Athletic Association I am in debt to no one but myself. JAMES B. WELTY, box 1597, Rockford. Special. A stoic in the woods-a man without a Lear. 4 iii' 'Fig' - gg 2 -.'-:::f, 11 A 'wr x 19 ,,,,x,,. A,,,,,. ,B ,,,,..,,,, ,,-,,...l..1 Q-:js if .ig :ff XXf':iiQ-l-X421 ,-L iii Q it A Q sig K T 'rQ:o, ET? , -lg, van if X, N T 'Eff bil! , - '- li' '-'Y 4 -All I 1 ,'.i',: LX 1233 15 - ' g All lil i y of X'-v 5 - ,Milli-HY Zi. if ,ff it n lf f ga fwl ff l f ' ' ll- 21 Willa: ' 1 l if ,lil f ,llillllli blxllkfilw 1 lt, gg i, will w e llpff l il fllgiil l i ,, lQ,.1m' X , ln lim it is l v li y JZ ll,lliflllll22flf et1i2fZi'willli ll, f M ,,, 4 1 f n ilhllllltillllllellHllilli 51 f'-E lhlll .ZZ 1fi',,, ' f yo L, f . e- - li, i g, .s A ' 42, '- Sf 'mf 37' f s N- , ' , ! if ag-4 - Of a most mighty unconquerable race! Sing, heavenly Muse, that erst was wont, 'tis said, To fill with inspiration bards of old- 20 Old Horner, Virgil, Dante and Shakespeare, TALE of heroes and godlike men, Of ladies fair as Venus or Dian, Of troubles, wars and conquests, and at last The peaceful, quiet, undisturbed reign And all those ancient, antiquated guys That didn't feel ashamed to spring their lies Upon a simple, unsuspecting world. Descend upon me! Stir the brute within, Till I shall write a poem deserved of thee: Ol roll thy lump of poesy along Till I burst forth in eloquence of song. Thus spoke the poet to Calliope Upon a pleasant eve in early spring, While twilight held the quiet world in shade, And frogs were singing in the distant sloughs,- He sat him down after the evening chores. Then, after he had conned his lessons o'er, He wrote this invocation to the Muse. At once the Heavenly One his soul imbued: He grasped his pencil and began to write. He wrote as man had never writ beforeg He Wrote as mortal man will write no more:- He wrote about the Class of '94! The sun was setting o'er the western hills, And left his glow upon Olympus top Where all the gods in common council were, In that far time, so many years ago, When this old world was in its infancy, And stars would sing their rnatins to the dawn. Old Zeus was there, and all the lesser gods, And Justice, Honor, Virtue, and the like, And Liberty, with eyes of heavenly blue, And lovely form, and light and springing step, For she was wont to ramble far and wide Upon the hights and verdant mountain side, Before she was well known, and they had made A brazen statue out of her, and placed Her at the margin of the rolling sea, Where she might hold her hand uplifted high And shed her torch-light o'er the silent deep, To welcome men down-trodden and oppressed Unto the precincts ofthe sunset land, The fair abode of freedom in the west. Well, she was there, but all the other gods, Old Zeus excepted, snubbed her, and did make Fun of her unsophisticated ways. . She bore their insults long, but 'dually Withdrew unto her mountain top and wept. Hither come Zeus who sympathized with her, And sat him down and spoke consoling words. O, goddess! fairer than a day in June, Be patient: silently await thy time Till men and nations unto thee shallturn And waste their life-blood for the love of thee. In that far western land, thy future home, ...,--- -.-Q - -...-.... N-QQ.. Wbere men shall Boat thy standard on the breeze, And burn thy altars on a thousand hills, A certain tribe of people will arise. 'Twill be thy special care to nourish these: Thou needst not ask me who they are. Thou'lt know Them when a mile away, Their 'scutcheon high Will be emblazoned on the azure sky:- 'Tis '91 thou'lt know these people by, He spoke-and then he winked the other eye. Ages had passed! Innumberable suns Had dried the dews upon the verdant hills And dyed the forest-leaves at Autumn's time, And shone upon a glistening world of snow. And now September had come round again, A time when all the tribes of men should come And gather once again in sacred hall, And learn to navigate in wisdom's way Under the direction of the Muses nine, And Venus, goddess of the fashion plate, And Mars the bloody god of foot-ball gamesg Anon they came: but some among the rest Had never seen these sacred halls before, And '94 was graved upon their breasts. And thus the '94 class grew apace, In councils of the elders, and in wars, And when the fiery confiict was commenced, And Sol grew dim behind the clouds of war, And when the conflict waxed uncertain, then Full soon, afar, would sound the battle-cry,- The welleknownbattle-cry of Rip Rah Roar V' When such a roar would burst upon the ear The enemy would let her rip, and flee, And when the silver moon came out once more, The blooming bird of victory she would see, A roosting on the flag of '94, g Often betimes within the rural bounds, Where meadows listened to the song of brooks, Or where the branches overhead unite To form a fitting place for solitude, There walked the young man and the maiden fair Warbling their happy songs to rural Pan, Or hunting for herbs that did abound In forest, field or swamp 5 for so they would Study with care their proper ties and ways. Thus grew the tribe still stronger with the years, And so their fame went throughout all the land, Till they grew proud of their time-honored name, And, seeking more aggrandizement and fame, They called a council meeting of the clan. Then up rose Hardy and he thus began: O, warriors, and O, aged councilors, And women fair. and all you boys and girls! How can we fight in armor old with rust ? I move you that We helmets new procure, Made by great Vulcan, skillful artisan, Or else, then, by his agent, for we now ' They were all Flgflt, only they couluu u nance. Then up rose one of statue small, and Lit out,and opened up his mouth, and spoke, He said that they were fighting for the right, And if they got left in the glorious fight, They'd still be lighting for their liberty. Can get them at half-price. And 1, The helmets, they were ordered, after him Sl-A but the 'day Spoke fair-haired Chase, beloved ' 'fy That they were first Worn, then .by all the girls, riff ' QA V , began the fray, He quickly seconded the motion fl l, ' V! 5 And though the Warriors fought made. l : Q A 'N 7 with courage grand, Then up rose one who came from ,, I Thehenzmy was there Qu every ' X N' ,A U ll ' x I an ' the South Slde' L., , , K if Full soon brave Pete lay stretch- And he ejaculated. Know what 33 ' 'X g s ed upon the floor Y. . ' V' VI , Will happen if those helmets we - E ik His Igng, black 1,1-sssss wslbel-ing PFOCQPG, Q I ly? X l in gore. The Junlor hordes upon us w1l1 dk v Ns, HA Hardy to the rescues, on he descend, XX came, And Tend OUP limbs Wunder, and 5' Lien, With sparks of fire darting from will make N. his eyes, Of us a nice large grease spot, so that when In'future generations, folks may look Upon the grease spot, they will surely see How we were beaten, and will say, per chance, 23 And heaving breast, and foot-steps firm and long, And with unrazored beard through which at eve Soft Zephyrous did joy to rusticate, He hurled the cowardly minions back amain, ....,.. ...-.,.. - -..Agn s-.,1x- And they lay dead and bleeding on the plaing And when he turned the victory was hisg And thus the tribe lived on in endless bliss. When once again the immortal gods had met, Zeus took the goddess Liberty aside, il l And then he whispered gently in her earg No wonder that you're happy now of late, And bright and smiling' like the summer Weatherg I hear your class is going to graduate. He spoke: and then he winked both eyes together 'lei' 'P llxxdpfl , 4-Sw 24 ,,,f MP4 253, f f!2Z,s ,xwgb-fx 'fgocwzw , N ' 3,35 4 2355, IA 'A ' . Q' if Yu' v ff gml. ' nw , ' vxuxk ,.-1 CLASS OF '95. PRESIDENT, JOHN DICKSON. SECRETARY, ARTHUR WINSLOW. OFFICERS. TREASURER BELLE PHINNEY COLORS, LAVENDER AND LEMON. Un the form of a Star Q YELL.- Rip! Rah! Re! Hoop-Ia! Hoop-la! X C V! Hic! Rah! Hive! Hic! Rah! Hive! Rockford High School, '95! 25 ff--Y-.1-.-Q wfe.-.ve--v-QQ evwss. 1 - E Jolly Juniors! What is there to be said about us? Is not our fame spread through every nation and clime? But that posterity may know this, our class of '95 of the Rockford High School, we will try our best to give a brief account of our ways, our faults and our virtues in order that so illustrious and so brilliant a record may be an inspiration to future generations. Ou the morning of our first entrance into chapel we were, of course, the center of attraction, and were criticised as to our looks, our dress, our size and last but not least our great greennessg and as first impressions are important we may congratulate ourselves that we were favorably received as a welcome addition to the R. H. S. We were the object of much ridicule but survived none the worse for the snubs which fell to our lot knowing that they were only the result of envy. We were the first class to organize in the Freshman year and voiced our jubilant feelings in the following yell: Hobble, gobble, Razzle, Dazzle, Zip, Boom, Bivel Rockford High School, '95. We delighted our teachers' hearts with our brilliant recitations and magnificent flunks, for we aimed at thor- oughness even in flunking. So we pushed through our Freshman year and after taking leave of our first studies, fled to the wilds of Latham for a picnic. The rain which at Hrst threatened to spoil our plans did not even dampen our spirits, but in fact, only relieved the dryness of some of the jokes cracked on the rock-ribbed candy so gener- erously provided by the young gentlemen. But that was in the days of our childhood before the sweet-tooth of childhood had given way to the wisdom-tooth of advancing years. Seeking other worlds to conquer on the second floor we became Sophomores. Who but a Sophomore knows the importance of that position! We realized that we were now as high up in the world as the Seniors and Juniors and enjoyed with them the privilege of teasing the poor little Freshies. Feeling that one thing more was needed to unite us as a High School class, we drew up our constitution and chose our class colors as dainty little stars of lavender and lemon, thus symbolizing our rank as the Star Class, we wore them at the Hrst social of the year where they excited much admiration, especially from the Freshmen, who although frantically jealous were forced to admire our excjglent taste. During the Winter, although somewhat dismayed by the innumerable Why's that prevaded the atmosphere, we proved ourselves valiant wielders -of chalk, string and ruler, and resolutely banished all the skeletons that haunted us while studying physiology. In the midst of our hard digging we found time for two sleigh rides, one to Belvidere and one to Black Hawk, enjoying ourselves at both in spite of thetiivial mishaps. ln thespring We pitched into botany with characteristic energy. The beauties of nature were unfolded to our delighted gaze and we soon gained a comprehensive and scientific knowledge CD of all the flowers that bloom in the spring, learning our lessons and collecting our plants with equal vim, mingling pleasure and business on our numerous excursions. At length the last flower was gathered and pressed and pausing a moment we realized that we were Sophomores no longer, but had reached the dignity of Juniors. We celebrated the event by a picnic to Jonesville, where some visited the asylum and saw what might come as the result of too hard study and resolved to profit by the warning. When We appeared as Juniors, although fewer in number, we were stronger in class feeling and unity, and glad to come back to our pleasures and business at the old sta.nd. We commenced our studies with the memories of the White City fresh in our minds and devoted ourselves to our duties so assiduously that it was not until November that we decided to break the monotony of our routine. . We met at Ashton's Hall on Hallowe'en and with the help of the ghosts that visited the scene of our revels we enjoyed applebobs, fortune-telling, peanuts and Mis,s,Hodgman's ghost stories, until the magic hour dispersed us and wejourneyed homeward, imagining all sorts of horors and expecting to see a ghost emerge from every shadowy nook. The affair was such a success that we decided to hold another social at the same place on the night after Thanksgiving, where we decided that our greatest cause for thankfulness was that we were Juniors As some dissatisfaction was expressed regarding the euphoniousness of our yell a meeting was called at which our present one was adopted. Alas! Why did fate order that awful ladder to be placed in the Junior dressing room ? That and the Senior caps proved too great a temptation for even Juniors. Perhaps our class spirit was exhibited a little too freelyg perhaps we forgot that discretion is the better part of valor, perhaps we were a little too eager to give as good as we had received, but what of that now? The rivalry caused by the mortar-boards was shortlived, and no one cares to remember anything except that it all ended happily in the reception at Unity Hall. We attended this social in full force, as We always have attended High School socials. 27 L--.-Q---QQQ.-.rn-ssxxm-eu-asxvn. 4 - The Literary Society and Debating Club have received strong reinforcements from our number, while the Athletic Club under the enthusiastic leadership of the Juniors has become a more important factor in the interests of the school than ever before. The football team is composed largely of Junior boys, the girls doing their part in cheering them on to victory. We have shown that we are strong in class feeling, strong in love for our Alma Mater, fully able to feel with honor our position as'Seniors next year. And as we stand upon the height we have attained and look back upon our three year's accomplishments, we realize our short comings and failures, but profiting by previous experience we hope to carry our class colors to still greater heights and to eventually place the lavender and lemon star of l95 among the brightest of heaven's galaxies u here it may shine brightly for many years as a help to all who may see it. E. P N F. F. . ?--,ip XX fgzfi' Ti 9, - jiri ,QM ,- L 2.1 NNY Y e-zf'52-- '.JlU?fff5'4 L - 2lx3fT1,, fl Q sw 21. ---M t ,Da -A Q ., X-R1 XX X9 1' f -7 L J X sg- ff.-L 755, IA . 28 CLASS OF '95. CLAIVE ALEXANDER, GRACE BURNETT, JOHN BUDLONG, PEARL BILLER, THATCHER BEAN, LULU CARROLL, KENDALL CLARK, BELLE COUNTRYMAN, SELWYN CLARK, NELLIE CROSS, HAROLD CLARK, BELLE DUFFEY, ROY CLEMENTB, LOUIS CLARK, CELIA GRANDSIRE, FANNIE FRISBIE FLOYD DICKINSON, BELLE DAVIS, JOHN DICKINSON, NELLIE HICKS, HORACE ELLIOT, ALICE JONES, ROBERT GUSTAFSON, LULU JULIAN, PAUL JONES, JULIA KNOWLTON, FRANK LEVINCS, FRANK KELSEY, MAY LYFORD, MINNIE LANGWELL, HENRY NICHOLAS, PEARL LITTLE, FRANK REID, LOUISE MAXWELL, JAMES REID, ALICE MCGLASHAN, ARTHUR RUHL, LAVINIA OAKES, MATTHEW RUNDQUIST, EDYTHE PENFIELD, ARTHUR SMITH, UPTON SWINGLEY, BELLE PHINNEY, BERNA TYLAR, KATE SMITH, HOWARD WILSON, LILLIAN SIMPSON, ARTHUR WINSLOW, MAUD SLY, ALFRED ENGSTROM, FANNIE STRICKLAND, GERTRUDE BRIDE, J ESSIE WILSON, ALMA BONER, EDNA WATERMAN, CATHARINE BONER, MARGUERITE WARNER 29 Y PRESIDENT, HOWARD SWINGLEY, ..-11 N..---A 4-Q.-.1Qu-use-1-4-x-vanxxsr-. CLASS OF '96. OFFICERS. VICE-PRESIDENT, JOE HOLLENBECK, SECRETARY AND TREASURER, EVA MANLOVE COLORS, PINK AND GRAY YELL.-Rip! Rah! Rix! lki! Ziki! Zix! Rockford H lgh Sc hoo! Ninety-six. 30 BSERVING persons coming in contact with the Class of '96, wonder, no doubt, that so much originality Qin geometryj and brilliancy is concentrated in our class. The only explanation we can offer is, that, the powers that be, ordained it so. We don't say that '96 is the most remarkable class in school, but hope to prove our worth in surpassing 1 if possibleb our present Juniors and following in the footsteps of our present Seniors. Every one knows of one of our prodigies who came adorned with a beautiful take-off hatg of our generous and heroic actions in allowing the intruding Freshies to sit in our room fsimply because we couldn't help itj 3 and it wasn't our fault that we were notsufliciently urged to attend those private parties in the Assembly Room after school hours, nor can we explain ho.W it was that after a sweeping glance with a field-glass, the sentinel starts from the rostrum and never stops until he reaches the green fields in the distance. Our originality beamed forth in glowing colors when we gave our Hard Time banquet, but the hard, hard time came when the band quit. What class but ours can boast of a moustache? True, there are uncertain prophesies in the Senior C-lass, but ours is fulfilled. Our class is also a rich oneg in fact a Countryman of ours is always provided with Brown Hey and May berries, even in January. We Foster kind feelings for all, nor does it t'Peake us to be reminded that we have two more years in the R. H. S. for we have a Crumb of comfort in hoping that they will be as pleasant as those already passed. They have indeed been pleasant ones with sleighrides, and parties, and sociables, and who doesn't know what a. H. S. sociable is? One especially which was planned and conducted by the Seniors and Juniors was an elaborate and enjoyable affair. 31 .-1-:I-.wx-. --svn .-,klxhev-ixihlihl. . - ' A 7' - ' So we will push forward and endeavor to cultivate great fields of learning and that they may yield their bounti ful harvests and that all may say, There was never such a class as the Class of '96. J. W. H. S. L.D 'I ' IX au fx,-r jill i - H -if-ei 2 i f f . , A544- QNQX i X fe fe, Qfxi ' ' M ffl Qif gl uv l i . M l' V-. ,. ,i - i 3 ml! i if I Q I x ' f li 1 Q- X f f 1 X X 32 CLASS OF '96. ADA ALLEN, LAURA DOLBEAR, OLIVER ALLISON, BESSIE EMERSON, EDITH ANOLEIIIIRE, FLORENCE FOSTER, GERTRUDE ANDERSON, BELLE Fox, NELLIE ARMSTRONG, ETHEL FRITZ, KITTIE ATKINSON, MYRTLE GALE, ADDIE BAILEY, LAURA GARVER, MARGARET BEATSON, WINIIFRED GERRER, JULIUS BLINN, M'ABEL GILLMORE, LIZZIE BRECKENRIDGE, JESSIE HAIGHT, MARY BROWN, EDMUND HEY, WALTER BROWN, I WALLACE HORART, NELLIE BURCH, XVILLIAM HODGSON, LEWIS CASWELL, JOE HOLLENBECK, MAGGIE CHAMBERLAIN, ANNIE HULL, BELLE CLARK, MYRTLE IRONS, LIAIDA CLARK, EDMUND JOHNSON, HOWARD COUNTRYMAN, CARRIE LAMONT, BERTIE CRUMB, BLANCHE LAIvsON, JUDITH DALIN, MAY LEONARD, ICELSIE DAWSON, NELLIE LUNDSTROM, RALPH DENMAN, MARY LYNCH, MABEL DERWENT, BRYANT BLIANARD, NIABEL DOBSON, ADDIE MARANVILLE, W 33 EVA MANLOVE, JAMES MAYRERRY, MILTON MORGAN, T.-crux:-A-nun-ue.:.l:xxxhra4K.-sxxxa. gr W 7--'AQ --- 1' CLASS OF '96.-Continued. GERTRUDE STUART, GRACE SWARTOUT, ETHEL MOEVOY, HOWARD SWINGLEY. HOB PSOI , FLORENCE T I N SARAH MCINNESS, UIAGGIE MITCHELL, ELIZABETH MOFFATT, JENNIE TICKNOR, INEz TRIGG, NETTXE TROLLER, THOMAS TULLOCK, ALICE NOLAN, - V ENT FLORA NOONAN, HARRII-:T INCI , BERNADOTTE OVRRIEN, LOUISE VINCIER, JENNIE O'CONNOR, ALICE WVALKER, GRACE PEAKE, EDNA WIER, STANLEY PETIT, .IENNIE YVEYBURN, BERT PHILLIPS, HOWARD WILCOX, ANNA PRESTON, LOTTIE WILIJIAAIS, BELLE PURDY, WINNIE WILSON, JULIUS REITCH, HARRY WOODBURN, HARRY ROUSE, TRERESA MARRINER, SELMA SANDERS, CHARLES SCOVILLEI WILLIAINI DICKINSON, FLORENCE SELLARD, EIIIAS LEWIS, LAURA SIIARER' DAISY CHILDS, MABEL SRATTUCR, MAMIE SIMPSON, WALTER STEFFAI GEORGIA SANDERSON, HOMER ST- JOHN, CHARLES GOLDEN 34 CLASS OF '97. OFFICES. PRESIDENT, LAURENUE ROBINSON, VICE-PRESIDENT, ANNIE LEONARD. COLORS, PALE BLUE AND SILVER. YELL.-Rah! Rah!! Rah!!! Yell we must! Class of '97 will get through or bust! 35 SEC,Y AND TREAS., V. COMINGS gg.. --...,-.-...., -, g..n-Jvxxnl N the eleventh day of September, 1894, we made our debut in the R. H. S., and our brilliant career as Freshmen has been watched with great interest. The welcome given us was a royal one, and as we marched into the assembly room, our graceful movements called forth enthusiastic applause. It was observed that our proverbial freshness considerably 'refreshed the somewhat withered Sophs, Juniors and Seniors. It did not take ns long to learn the ways of the school. The handsome lads and Winsome lassies soon fell into the habit of conversing sweetly in the hall, in faithful imitation of the Sophs and Juniors. And the few who were not handsome. and possessed no such attractions as long bank accounts or patent leather, were not slow to assume an air of dignity and unconcern as they passed those frivolous groups. The Freshman class organized early in the year, chose their officers and adopted a class yell and badge. The contrast between the yell, which is very loud, and the modest blue and silver of the badge, is very great. We have marched into chapel nearly two hundred times now, but the inierest excited by our appearance has continued unabated. And this procession is really a most unique one, as we shall show you: First, sweet and win- ning, Miss Hodgman's three Graces, the charming little daughter of Mr. Hubbard, and the famous little girl, who had a little curl , then our Cassius, who does not have lean and hungry look, followed by two ferocious Savages with sharp Cutlery, a big Fish with alittle Gill, a Wing that needs Picken, a shy Fox with our bright Kettle, Miss Little who is quite large, a Corbett not of pugilistic fame, Wheat and Graham who are both well bred, a fashion- able Taylor, a Goodman who is not excessively good, and many others whose Comings are noted with Favor. This distinguished company. the Class of '97, are noted for their very original Latin translations, the humane treatment of animals in the Zoology classes, the frequent losing of their stickpins and ruhbers and the remarkable order preserved in their class meetings. We are also notable in literary lines, and by our striking originality and un- failing good humor, we have furnished many an Owl reporter with items of interest. When all other sources fail, an article on the Freshmen is sure to'appear. Nevertheless, when the Owl speaks of us in glowing terms, we simply say with the poet: A little flattery now and then, Is relished by the best of men: So now and then, Freshmen of wit, Will condcscend to take a bit. as As we look back on our year's work, we feel thmt the hours have not been wasted. Our stock of knowledge has been vastly increased. In Algebra we have learned in how many leaps the hare will overtake the greyhound, in English that Spare moments are the gold dust of time, also to studiously avoid the school girl hyperbole. a divine moustache, in Latin that All Gaul is divided into three parts, and that Iubet and 'Galli are not swearing. Physical Geography has taught us that electricity is quite shock- ing, and that currents of air and ocean currents are not to be eaten. Ziiology pupils have learned some things not found in the book, that in the circulation of the fish, after the blood leaves the auricle it flows southg also the proper way to kill their bugs: and that the smallest bugs sometimes have the longest names. English His- tory pupils found out that one king had eight wives, and that the diet of worms was not so distasteful as they first supposed. f C. 'IEJFFX M P! SN . 553' 4 ff We X it Gift 6953 ll7So lplopz o ACLS Cnoeqgxgi xv X V I I' Z' W Doa FM f4::f-'rm ff! 14 Ax xx L I - i X QB 37 In Reading, We have acquired the accomplishment of rising properly from our chairs, of articulating our r's as clearly as frogs in June, numerous ways of saying Ah, and We have also learned that There stood an unsold captive in the mart. By this time it must be evident to all that we are destined to be one of the most illustrious classes to leave the R. H. S. But our Freshman days will soon bc over, and when we meet again next fall, we will leave our places to be filled by another 'fresher' class, whom we will scornfully call Freshiesf' Four years hence, when the Class of '94, scattered far and wide, hear of the laurels won by the Class of '97, they will say with a smile, Our Fresh- IBS. E. F. E. B. Y Y V :....r...,.-:: - :,....,-,Av-xx., Y W - Y, K , Q Y V CLASS OF '97. ETTA BROWN, ANNA LEONARD, EDITH BURNIIAM, ANNA LIINDRERG, ROBER'1' BULL, LOUIS LIINDRERG, ADA BU'1 I'I-:REIEI.D, HELINA BIALMBEHG, DIILDRED CHARLTON, GENA BIANNY, LILLIE CHILDS, GERTRUDE MAMIAAI, FLORA CORBETT, NELSON MAXIIAAI ASA CUTLER, RIXBISEX' MEssNER, LUCY CUTLER, LIZZIE IUOORE, LOUISE DORAN, GRACE PALMER, BIARGIE DUNLAP, EDNA RIDGLEY, FLORA EDDY, LAURIE ROBINSON, HULDA ERSTEIN, E'1'I1EI, SHIGLDON. FLORENCE FAUST, BEHTFIA SAIITII, HARRY GILL, SOPIIIA SAIITII, FRANK GROUT. ALICE STEINMAN, LIZZIE HARMMOND, ILIA TIIURSTON, ELLA HIKRDING, ELIZABETII TICRNOR, LESLIE HAZAliD, ANNIE VVALTON, DESSIE HENRX', CAssIUs ZUCK, BERT IKELLOG-G, DIABEL HUBBARD, FRED FARMILOE, ETTA FARAIILOE, EARL KE'I I'LE, TIIOIIAS Fox ESSIE IfINNIE, ELAIER GRAHAM, ESTIIER KJELLSTROBI, ARTIIUR HALEX', NINA KNAPP, LINNIs HOLMQUIST. RENA LANDER, CLARE HALL, GRACE LAwsON, BERT RIOIIARDSON. 38 CLASS OF '97,-Continued. WEBB STEVENS, NITA FAVOR, NEWTON SFIIELLINGER. BL.-KNCIIE FISII, WALTER TRIGG, IJEXVIS GARYER, WALTER QYOUNGS, FRANI-Is GILMORE, BLANCH BLOOMSTRONI, ELLA GRUNEWALD, K'I'I'TIE CLARK, VINCENT HAEGG, BESEIE DAWSON, INES HALL, ETTA ELRIDGE, ARIS HLARE, EDITII HESS, RUPERT HENRX', MII.DRED JUDD, FRED HICRS, GRACE LANE, LEIGII HAUGII, MAE MORGAN, CARRIE JILSON, ANNA MCCARIIEN, EDITII JOHNSON, JENNIE RIUE, Q HATTIE JONES, GRACE SOPER, LAURA JOYCE, NELIA SHEPP.-XRD, GERTRUDE LAURENCE, EDNA TAYLOR, CLARA LEDYARD, BLANCII ALLEN, GUY LEE, AIABEL ALLEN, CLARA IWAYER, GERTRUDE BAIRD, LURE LIURPIIY, ROBERT BAUCII. KATHERINE MYERS, AIINNIE BEALE, RAYMOND PICKEN, HERBERT BELFORD, LOTTIE PRATT, IIOWRY BROWN, BERTHA PURDY, VERNON COMINGS, CARRIE SACKETT, PHILIP COXVLEY, CARL SAVAGE, MAE DEWOTIF, MAGGIE SCHOONMAKER, HELEN DICK, CLAUDE SEEK, 39 f, - -mu . . . , 1 fegwgxessv-Hmmm CLASS OF '97-Continued. LIAMIE SIIERRATT, EDIIII GIIAIIANI, NETTIE STIIMBFEN, JICSSIIC GREEN, ROY SKINNEII, FRANK HAIIDI' NETTIE TOIIELIN, AIAGGIE HAIIVEY, JESSIE WATSII, Rum-:K'r HAWKE. HERI3Eli'1' VVIIFIAT, ANNIE HIITCIIINS, ZELIIA NVIXG, JEssIE GAIIDINE, IRA M. SMITH, NE'r'1'IE BIILES, VEIas,xI.I.x ICIPP, CII.xKI.Es KESSLEK LILLIAN HAYES, RESSIE LI'rI'I,E, RUBY EVANS, HENIRX' BIANNY. Ross MCDONOUGII, Hman BICCANN, FRANK PIIELPS, BEIITIIA Mc-KEE. BLANI-IIE BIICKLIN, NPI'I l'Il'I UsI:OIINE. EDDIE PENDE1:I:,Is'r, AI:NEs PEABODY GEORGIA BEATSON, CARIIII-: ATWOOD, .IOIIN PENnEm:As'I-, HENIII' PEEIN GERTIIUDE BIssEI,L, I.OI'Is PII-:Kc'E, JAMES BROCKIVAY, KENNICTII SAv,xr:Ic, LUCY BROWN, FRANK SIIELDON, HORACE BUKEII, BI-:KT SIIINIIIIN, MAYNIE BUEI.Ixr:,nIE. Mx'm'I,E SPENCI-:K. BLANCII CLARK, Alma:-LI, S-xI.xI.I,. SUSIE CORXVTN, LENA CONDON, BIAUD WKLSII, EDDIE S'rI'I-KEY NELLIE COXVLEY, ERXIE WExII'I.E, LOTIE CIJSIINIAN, ESSIE XVILLIAMS, DAISY DICKINSON, LOTTIE WII,LI.uIs. MAY GALLAOHEII, RUBY WISE, BERT GALLOWAY, NELLIE COLE, FITCH GOODMAN, CARRIE SIIITH 40 ,, ,,, 1:-,-,...,.....,f, - z--......., .1-A-Q.. , , , 4 ' 1 1 4 I i . 1 , 1: 1 i - s In I 'I V 'I I I 2 I R. H. S. LITERARY SOCIETY. OFFICERS. PRESIDENT, FRANK M. LEVINGS. VICE-PRESIDENT, HAROLD CLARK. Ssrfv AND Tm-ms., BELLE COUNTRYA-IAN. SOCIETY may be judged by the success it attains. So may the R. H. S. Literary Society be judged to the greatest ad vantage. During the past two years it has been successful not only in the interest it has aroused but also in the character of the meetings held. Although the contest between The Webster Club of Belvidere and fhe R H. S. Literary Society, occurred during the school year of '92 and '93, it has not been recorded in some lasting place, and since such an event should not go by forgotten we will mention it here. During the school year of '92-'93 the young ladies took the greater interest in the proceedings of the society, and in truth, the offices and the greater part of the attendance were, in proportion to the number of boys enrolled in the school, held by the sweet young ladies. But during: the past year a decided difference was marked. Not only did the gentlemen evince a greater interest in the society, but during the past year every president of the society was a boy, a thing, which has never happened before in the history of the society. The interest taken bythe boys has in no small degree bettered and increased the society. Although this is the first year during' which men only have presided, the change was never regretted, as each pres- ident made a success of it and showed great dignity in his duties, especially the tall Sophomore football player, who was imported from the Debating Club, where his powerful gaze held the unruly Freshman and Sophomore members in awful suspense and awe. 41 ...--,,,Y-,--1. - -.,-!,, -?L-S. , The secretaries recorded the meetings faithfully and carefully and although they were not blessed with any extra vocal chords yet they may be noted down as a success, perhaps because their countenances pleaded for them. All Committees during the year have performed their duties well with one notorious exception, the Never Meet Gavel Committee. This committee was an absolute failure. It is rumored about, that they never met because J, Russell's time was, and is now, completely occupied writing blank CD verses for the Owl and dissecting cord wood in order that he might be able to pay the enormous bill contracted by his fondness for French Soups served at the High School Boy's Last Resort, before he dies. The programs rendered during the past year hge been excellent and no small credit should be given to the pro- gram committees for originality, perseverance and faithfulness. The R. H. S. Man fconj dolin fgj Club discoursed sweet music at several meetings and the Quartets should not be forgotten. 'There is no doubt that future musical and literary genius and orators have made their debut in the Literary Society. More than once has the Society been surprised by the heretofore unknown ability of some of their members. Now a thrilling oration would discourse, or a song would be rendered, and again the society would be enchanted by the sweet melodies brought forth by some fine musician. Among the meetings never to be forgotten was the last meeting at which '94 he-ld full sway and showed to the best advantage the talent of that class. The sweet singers of the class did their best, the dcclamations were well rendered, the music was line and t-he literary talent of H. E, P., the soup imbiber, in his poetic description of Old England and Robin Hood was fully appreciated. Last a. pantomime was given and it was received with great applause. Then here's to the past success, with great hopes for the future of the society and its present talented members. M. E. R. 42 R, H. S. DEBATING CLUB, L. .L. A. 58I. OFFICERS. STANDING COMMITYEE. PRESIDENT, F. B. PETERSONQ9-1. REC. SECYY, A. H. GOLDMAN, '94. COR. SEC'I' M. E. RUNDQUIST, '95. VICE PRES., A. E. ALVERSON, '93. TREAS. W. D. GERBER, '96. MEMBERS. H. K. WIIISON, '95, E. H. RALSTON, '94, J. DICKSON, '95, L. H. CLARK,'95, H. H. CHASE, '94, B. E. PHILLIPS, '96, J. HARDY, '94, H. ROUSE, '96, U. L. SWINGLEY, '95, W. SIzER, '93, L. GARVER, '97, J. REID, '95, H. C. ATWOOO, '93, E. A. HEY, '96, T. L. SIZER, '93, A. A. ENGSTROIII, '95, F. M. LEVINGS, '96, B. S. TYLER, '96, H. K. CLARK, '95, J. W. BUDLONG, '95 CHAS. LEWIS, '95, H. E. RUSSELL, '94, W. Youngs, '97, F. A. KELSEY, '95, R. S. CLEIIIENTS, '95, F. E. M. DICKINSON, '95, H. GILL, '97, W. S. HOBART, '96, E. KETTLE, '97, F. W. FAIIMILOE, '97, J. C. SNOW, '94, H. NICHOLAS, '95, K. DAWSON, '96 L13 HISTORY. SOCIETY of this kind was first thought of after we had received a challenge to debate with the Webster Club of Belvidere. The committee found that we had few debaters to choose from, principally on account of lack of practice. AFebruary 15, 18925, the boys formed a club with twenty-four charter members. H. E. Russell was our first president. Debates were held every Wednesday afternoon until the end of the school year, and various subjects from Dancing to Opening the World's Fair on Sundayf' were discussed. In June wejoiued the Lyceum League of America and were assigned the number 581. During the summer vacation, the meetings were suspended of course, and the reports to the L. L. A. consisted chiefly in a description of the club they came from. The Erst business in the fall was to revise the constitution, correcting the errors of the previous one. The meet' ings were now held semi-monthly. The school-board allowed us to occupy the High School building every other Friday night and furnished light and heat. The janitor kindly donated his services. Butin return the club de' tailed five members to assist him in his spring house cleaning. During the winter months the monotony of debating was relieved by a series of mock council meetings. we attended one session of the city fathers in a body to get some points, and learned how to do things in a business- like OJ manner. With Mr. Levings as mayor, We now felt competent to decide any questions of municipal import- ance. After holding several sessions behind closed doors we invited our friends to an open meeting. The business- like way in which the meeting was conducted raised the club in the estimation of the audience. We accepted an invitation to a mock trial given by t-he Webster Club of Belvidere, March Qd, and fourteen of our number attended. In the afternoon we did the town. After the trial the Webster Club entertained us with games and refreshments until our train arrived. We didn't get home Till daylight did appear. Some of the girls looked with suspicion upon our going off alone, and vowed they would get even, but they found re. venge was not so sweet after all. +4 The next important date in our history is March 16, when We debated with the Thursday Knights, Knights, an organization of young business men who have completed their schooling. F. B. Peterson and W. Sizer, Jr., represented our club, and Messrs. Varpenter and Regan, the Thursday Knights. The subject for debate was, i'li'eS0lved, That capital punishrnentshould he :ibolisliedgu our side supporting the afiirma- tive and the Knights the negative. The judges decided unanimously in favor oi the aflirmative. The club has now demonstrated its right to exist, and will probably continue its good work of preparing young men for good citizenship as long as the R. H S remains intact J. H., '9L U. L. S , '9o. , ' - ii ii f M fil i'ii'1 P' 5 4 Week W T M ' .,:, 1 afar' 'ggi if ' -. . I,1,C1 v I 4 i ,fn 11 lil xr qi 4 till' ,fill fillll .1 X xl I wi' 4 . Ki-. I W A 1 - Q rl-X 45 YY V YW ...-,.. --.H - -..--B -.Ae-K. Q -. .-. R. H. S. ATHELETIC ASSOCIATION. OFFICERS. I'uEs1nENT, FRANK M. LEVINGS, SECRETARY, U. L. SWINGLEY, TREASURER, H. CLARK. FOOT BALL MANAGER, KENDALL CLARK, FOOT BALL CAPTAIN, JOHN DICKSON, BASE BALL MANAGER AND CAPTAIN, C. GOLDEN. HE R. H. S. Athletic Association was organized January 22, 1892, with thirt-yeseven charter members and Fred Rutledge, '92, was chosen first president. Previous to this there had been a similar organization, but owing to a shortness of money, the Gymnasium Association had been dissolved and the Athletic Association took the place of it. Tno object of this association is to create, in its members and the boys of the school, a greater interest in all athletic sports of the Eeld and gymnasium. Our gymnasium room in the basement was converted into a labratory for the use of Physic classes, in the fall of '93, This was a lucky occurrence for t-he Freshies of succeeding classes as they escaped that most dreaded Oi all things of the Freshmen year, the ' stringing up. The association has continued to grow from year to year by goodly numbers of Freshmen who spot up a quarter and sign our constitution, till now We have just 100 names on the Secretary's hook. OE these oul-V eleven are charter members. We now have an active membership of sixty-three. Each fall we put a foot-ball team in the field, and in the spring a base ball nine. These teams meet with varying success. Our foot-ball team has always done good work, as also have the base ball teams. The R. H. S. footvball team have always received high honors till last fall, when they turned out to be the strongest team for their weight of any 46 1 X .- , Ag........ team that ever came from the walls of the R. H. S. The average weight was only about 140 pounds, but what a game of foot-ball they did play. We held the he.Lvy Y. M. C. A. team. which defeated the Beloits, down to a score of 1 to 0 in their favor. That was our first g mme. The Y's were anxious for another game, so we again lined our hair pullers up against their team and were defeated by 12 to O, but we could not be daunted by defeat and accepted a challenge from what we supposed was the Beloit College Third Eleven, but we were mistaken as we found out on the memorable 18th of November, 189 L, for it was on that day that we went to the city just accoss the line, and we were met at the train by our old schol mate Kennedy, who showed us the way to the gymnasium, where we sat in a chilly atmosphere for nearly one and one-half hour. When the game was called we lined up against four first team men, four second and three who didn't go through our line and won the game by superior guarding and interfering. Score 28 to 0. Our boys had worked up a good appetite by 1 o'clock, when we proceeded to a lunch counter Cnot a free lunchj and ordered dinner. . O! such beef steak. Itfiever was the pleasure of the writer to eat shoe leather, but now we must know what it is like. Every person who was at that counter will always remember that steak as long as be lives. Now when a R. H. S. boy 'finds a. piece of meat as hard as the soft side of a brick, he never swears, but simply says, Beloit beefsteakl' i Arrangements were made for a game at Janesville, Thanksgiving Day. At first all the boys wished to go, so as to get a score, if possible, but as the time came nearer and the weather became cold, the excuses why the boys could not go, began to flow in thick and fast. A young poet ofthe Junior Class wrote the following poem for the occafion: So many said they couldn't go,- They had some work to do 3 Some there were who thought 'twould snow, Wliiie some had rags to chew. But if Countryman is willing Aud Petitts fears not steep, We'll have a game next Christmas Though the snow be six feet deep. 47 ..--- --- - -..-,,, .----.. But what we lack in foot-ball fame we make up onthe diamond. Thus far our baseball record has been almost an unbroken line of victories. We have overcome the Business College, the Madison High School, Beloit second team, and the Janesvilles, but fell down in our second game with Madison. Our success is due largely to the work of Capt. Chas. Golden. The future of this association is very -bright indeed, with a base ball team which will win many games and so strong a foot-ball team under the management of our officers we are hoping for sure success. R. S. C., '95- f , will U, Lf, ,157 ,x 'ite A i l My if 4 I 'L-J .41 li J K 7 X ,,, W ,, X , ff! fif irxx, YRS fl' In X A18 R. H. S. MANDOLIN CLUB. HAROLD CLARK, '95, lst Mandolin, ARTHUR RUHL, '95, 2nd Mandolin, JULIUS BLINN, '95, 2nd Mandolin, LAURENCE ROBINSON, '97, Guitar, CHARLIE GOLDEN, '96, Guitar, OFFICE, 209 S. MADISON STREET. 49 PATRICK MCCANN, Business Manager ..--1 --- 1-g.....--.,!e-.17 :-- - 4 ,Z-..,., THE R. H. S. MANDOLIN CLUB. lf music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it. Nearly every College and High School has its Mandolin Club now-a-days, and the R. H. S. is among the num- ber which has such a valuable organization. The services of these musicians have been in demand on numerous occasions, and the boys have gained merited praise. In December they received an invitation to play at the dedication of the new school building at Highland, where Mr. Kern is one of the board of directors. At our exercises in honor of Washington's birthday, the music of the Mandolin Club was especially inspiring Cexcepting when they insisted upon accompanying some persons who wished to give quotations concerning the Father of his Country.j The R. H. S. Literary Society at several of its sessions, has been delighted by the sweet harmony of these stringed instruments, and the club had a conspicuous place on the program at the reception given by the Juniors and Seniors to the faculty and to the other students. It is thought that Pfm was the first mandolin player, but the boys do not resemble that heathen deity in other respects and have not yet caused any panies. It is hoped and expected that this club, of which the R. H. S. is justly proud, will keep up its practice and win fresh laurels next year. 50 n, ,JI 1 -w f.'4fv5T, AI: :ii fu , a , I, I dl, 'I o rl 5 Jim- I xr. ,Q 'g l'Jl 4 'QC '13-ff' ll - N. Cx' i, 1 , . . it--1-3 -Q 1 IJ VN. FF f li wff- . , .. gb., 4 ' o 2-':b , hw 1 'ffl , p CLARA C. VANSTON. '94. W. HELEN WITHERELL, '94. '94. HARRY GOLDMAN, Jnssn Humv, '94. H1n.4.M Em. RUSSELL, '94, OWL. STAFF. GENERAL EDITORS AND BUSINESS MANAGERS. HIRAM E. RUSSELL. HARRY GOLDMAN. W. HELEN WITHERELL. LITERARY EDITOR, CLARA VANSTON, EXCHANGE EDITOR, JESSE HARDY, SOCIETIES. cI.Ass REPORTERS. MISS EDNA WATERMAN, '95. MISS FLORA THOMPSON, '96. MISS ANNIE LEONARD, '97- WONDER what's the matter with this pencil that it don't Write. I've gone and sharpened it four or five times, and yet I can hardly make a mark. The truth is, the pencil's sad, and the point is even now bedewed with tears. It has been wet before. Many a time it has worked and sweated along through the twilight hours and into the bewitching watches of the night, when the sleepy church yards have that bad yawning habit. Yes, many a dew- drop it has shed with lustre upon paper as it easily and swiftly unbuckled itself and poured out the thoughts, here- tofore boxed up within its varnished wood, along the written page. And now its labors are about to cease. Too bad, yes, weep on thou child of toil, consigned to oblivion before thy time. Yet why weep? All things tend to decay. Even the owl roasts will be forgotten. Why, when the first editors came out bringing forth their precious seeds, they were honored, even adored, and a hole was made in the side of the building to let them in, and now even their graves have been forgotten by those Who come, bringing in the sheaves- you and I-and the Juniors. 51 There was once a party of young men and maidens started out to run the Owl. Gladness was in every feature. Joy was in their springing footsteps Health pervaded their whole frame. When they went by, the woods and fields took on a brighter glow, and nature thought herself to be young again. One of these persons, a bov, was the angel of the band. If you had looked into his heart you would have heard the carolings of the birds, the whisperings of the brooklets, the murmur of the summer breeze, and all the happy sounds of nature in her youth-in her spring time. Look again. The brightness and joy have gone away. The birds have departed for more congenial climes. The brooklet is frozen. All is blacker than the blackest night, and if ever the cold, cruel moonbeam should come creeping with its chilling light, it would shine upon the remains of ancient butresses and towers tumbling to ruin and decay, a castle around which the night wind strays in ghastly whispers, and the bird of night-the owl-whoops his weird song upon the rushing gale. The doctor says that by a sojourn in Elgin he will recuperate his wasting strength. O! beware, Junior friends.-He was the business manager. I wonder if they have got those forms on the press yet. I hear them pounding below. I feel sleepy, yet I must stay here in order that the OWL. may be out early, the owl which will fly over thedcountry from east to west, to the cottage of the poor and mansion of the rich, bringing blessings into many homes. I was thinking of getting my shears sharpened, but I guess I wonlt. It would cost a quarter, which I haven't. I won't need 'em any more unless it is to sew on buttons when I go to join Coxey. An editor has lots of trials, don't he, Goldie? It was a hard job we had to overcome the giant ignorance that beset us on every hand, and followed hard on to our footsteps as we strode along. Even as we climbed the steps of knowledge, We heard his hot breath behind us. At last we reached the heights and hoped thatwe had escaped him. No, therehewas, coming on ata rapid pace. Let's throw stones at him, we cried. Then we set upon him, and com- ing down, we left him lying there upon the mountain-top, his long limbs stretched out upon the ground, ahd his long matted hair dampened with the dew. There let him lie. H. GOLDMAN CPD '94, 52 R. H. S. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. OFFICERS. FRED E. CARPENTER, PRESIDENT, KATE F. O'CONNOR, VICE-PRESIDENT, MAY WILCOX, SEG. AND TREAS. ARGELY through the influence of Prof. Charles A. Smith, the Rockford High School Alumni Association was organized, July 1, 1887, and the 'drst regular meeting was held June 25, 1888, when the constitution was adopted. The Association originally consisted of graduates of the Central High School commencing with the class of '85, but the constitution has been so changed as to admit to membership all graduates of the earlier High Schools of Rockford. A regular annual meeting has been held to promoteaspirit of fellowship among the graduates of the High School, break down class jealousies. and to keep alive a love for our Alma Mater. These meetings have been a great success socially, and no event of a like nature in ourcity creates quite the interest that the High School Alumni banquets do. Some ofthe toasts delivered have been failures and many of them have been gems of wit and eloquence which would do credit to an assembly of much less modest pretensions. If the Association has done nothing else worthy of notice it deserves encouragement on account of having helped to develope a number of speakers of great merit. The annual meeting is primarily a reception to the graduating class and it is with considerable pride that the officers of the association can say that since its organization nearly every graduate has signed the constitution. The principal object of the officers of the association just now is to include on its rolls the name of every grad- uate of all of Rockford's High Schools, and in this way secure an organization to take the first rank among social and literary organizations of our city. Many do not know of what good Work our high school is doing and thus can not take a proper pride in the crowning glory of our city, that is, a well conducted High School or more properly the People's College. There is nothing that can do more to awaken an interest in higher education and school matters in general than a good active Alumni Association and to accomplish this object is certainly the wish of the present oflicers. Fnnn E. CARPENTER, Pres. R. H. S. A. A. 53 R. H. 5. ALUMNI MEMBERS. CLASS OF '89. LEVI P. ATWOOD, - - Attending Universily of Illinois Mrss BIARTIIA BEER, ------ At home Mrss .IESSIE M BURRlT'I', - Attending Mt. Holyoke Seminary MIss CATHERINE BEALIQ, - Stenographer, Rockfordg Ill SANI-'ORD R. CATLIN, - - - Attending Harvard College Mrss FRANCES FULLER, - .intending Mt. Holyoke Seminary Miss LILLI.-KN GRAY, ------ Stenographer FRANK R. GREEN, - - Messenger, Adams Express Co SETH W. GREGORY, ---- Attending Beloit College VVALTER J. HALIBIILL, - Attending University of Michigan DANIEL HUTCI-IINs, - Altfnding Rockford Business College Mrss HAT'1'IE E. KELSEY, ----- At home HENIIY R. LUND, - With Holland-Ferguson Co., Rockford, Ill WILL C. MOCARD. - Attending University of Wisconsin LEE K. BIORSE, - - - Civil Engineer, Pacific Coast Mrss III.-RRY G. PHINNEY, - Teacher, Ellis School, Rockford MISS MARY A PICKEN, ----- School Teacher Mrss EDITI-I B. RICHARDSON, - - - Mrs. Ward Baker Mrss HA'fTIE E. SCOTT, ------ Married EDWIN I. SEAVERNS, - Attending Northwestern University MISS MARY G. SMITII, Mrss LILLIE E. STOREN, - - - In City Clerk's Otlice M1ss LUCY STOUORTON, Teacher Montague School LIISS GERTRUDE SXVITS, - ---- At home WM. W. TIIAYER, - ---- Farmer Miss IIIABEL G. WALDO, - - Attending Wellesley College I,EwIs A. VVILLIAMS. With Forest City Insurance Co.. Rockford MIss FRANCES M. NVILCOX, ----- Stenographer CLASS '9O. Mrss EDITH ANSON, ------ At home Miss ALTA BARNUM, - - Attending Lake Forest University ELMER H. BRUNER, - - - - Traveling salesman Residence, Oak Park, Ill. FRANK A. CARPENTER, Mrss BERTI-IA CONDE, MIss GENEVIEVE DEvER. Mrss ANNA B. FARRINGTON, MIss.IENN1E G. FosTER, .l. VERNON HALL, - MISS CLARA HERRIcK, - ANDROS C. JoNns, - MISS CAssIE ITEEGAN, - Miss NOIIA V. O,CONNOlI . Miss HELEN F. PALMER, M ISS IIIABEL E. PARKER, M Iss FRANCES I. PORTER, Miss MARY A. POssON, - MISS ANNA PREDMORE, MISS AGNES B. REGAN, - - Attending University of Ill - - - - Teacher - Mrs. Ralph George - - - Music Teacher - Teacher, Adams School. Rockford Attending University of Michigan Teacher. Marsh School, Rockford - - - - - Book-keeper Teacher, Kent School, Rockford - - In County Clerk's Ofiice - Teacher, Kent School, Rockford - - - - - At home - - Studying Music, Rockford - - - - - At home - Employed at Lamont Ss Whipple's - - - Teacher in Chicago Mrss GERTRUDE SCOVIIILE, Attending Rockford Seminary VVILLIAM E. SMALL, with Rockford Svcrrity Sr. Investment Co Miss ALICE SMITH, ----- Stenographer Mrss IIIABEL SNOW, ------ Teacher LIISS LIABEL STURTEVANT, Studying Music, Rockford College MIss BLANCIIE SXVARTHOUT, Studying Music, Rockford College MISS MARY TIIAYER, - - - - - - At home Mrss FANNIE E. WALKER, At home R. H. S. ALUMNI ME CLASS '90'coN'rlNur:n Mrss HANNAH WALsH. Miss MABIIE WVITWER, Preparing for Northwestern University Miss FLORA C. WOOD, ------ At home ROBERT ALBERTSON, HARRY R. BAKER, - AUBREY BARNES, MISS BLANOIIE BARNUM, Mrss ELLA BULL, Mrss NEENAH BURRITT, GEO. F. COOK, - WILL H. CRUMB, - with the Chicago Gas CO., Chicago -- - - At home - Attending Amherst College Attending Lake Forest - - Teacher Teacher. Owen Center - Stenographer Attending Cornell University MIss GRACE DAVIS, - - Teacher MISS ALICE HAIfil1'F, - - - At home Mrss GERTRUDE HARIILTON. A - - - At home MISS GRACE HERRICIC, WILL C. HIcKs, - CHAs. A. HUTOnINs, - LOUIS A. JOIINs, - VICTOR M. JOHNSON, - CLARENCE LANDER, Miss GRACE LEONARD, MISS NORMA LINDAHL, HARRY S. MCCARD, - - Attending Carlton College - Cashier, Ashton's Dry Goods Store Attending Rockford Business College - - Farmer - - - Clerk - Attending University of Wisconsin Mrs. Dell Lyman - - At home - Attending University of Wisconsin Miss KATE MCEACERAN, ---- Teacher, Argyle MBERS.-Continued. Mlss GENEVIEVE MINZINGEIL, M ISS M ISS M ISS NETTIE MITCIIEIIL, - BELLE MONTGOMERY, - MARY A. NOONAN, - HAliRY B. NORTH, - Mrss Miss NIISS LA VERNE PACKARD, FLORENCE PALMER, - MAX' STEWART, - FRANK T. RADECKE, A MIss Mlss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss ALICE M. SOVEREIGX, JENNIE M. II.-KRT, MAY A. TnOMAs, MAE E. QTYLER, ETHEL VAN WIE, LoI'IsE WVARREN, INDIAOLA WVILLI.-AMS, Attending Rockford Seminary - Studying the Air Brush - - - Teacher - - - At home Studying Law - - - At home Teacher Wright School - Rockford Seminary Lake Forest University s - - Music - At home - - At home Monroe Center, Ill - - - - At home Attending Wellesley College - - - At home CLASS OF '92, M. LEOTA AOEE, - - LUCIUS A. ANDREn's. HARRY S. BARNARD. EDXVARD C. BEBB, FRANCIs I. BROOKS, - NORMAN E. CATLIN, - EDITH CONDE, - - - - - At home - Editor - At home - - Madison. Wis Chicago University - - Beloit College - - At home C. XVILLARD COUNTRYIIAN, - - Farmer EBEN W. ENGSTROII. - - Bank Rockford High School Annual '94 H8941 Digital Production by Northern Micrographics, A Division of NMT Corporation La Crosse, Wisconsin Copyright 2001 NMT Corporation vvvvw.nmt.com Published by Brookhaven Press, A Division of NMT Corporation La Crosse, Wisconsin vvww.brookhavenpress.com 1.800.236.0850 HWO5OO ILO472 ISBN 1-58103-936-O i i i 5 i i CLASS EVA J. GIEFEN, - - MARIE E. GORIIAM, - WINIFRED A. GRAY, DIINNIE HAIGET, GEO. N. HOT,'F, - WIIILIABI A. LEwIs, - ROBERT P. MANARD, - SARAH H. MCNAIR, - ETHEL MEIICIIER. - CLARA J. MORG.lN, - SELMA U. RUNDQUIST, EDWIN M. ST. JOIIN, - WALLIS R. SANBORN, JENNIE L. VANIIORNE, LOTTIE V. XVALLS, - LIINNIE E. WALLS, E. HOWARD WELLS, AGNES N. ZUCR, - - R. H. S. ALUMNI MEMBERS.-Continued. OF ,92. CONTlNUED . - - - - AL home At home - - - Evanston - - School Teacher - Morning Star Reporter - - Madison, Wis - Champlain - At home Bookkeeper - Bookkeeper Rockford College - Evanston Terre Haute Al. home Teacher - Teacher Music Teacher - - - - - Teacher CLASS OF '93. IIIONVARD C. ATWVOOD, - NELLIE BARGREN, - CHARLES BROGUINER, WALTER BEER, - - DELLA COUNTRYMAN, BERTHA CROWLEY, - At home - At. home At home - At home At home - AL home MAGGIE CALVERT, - EDITII DICKINSLIN, BELLE IDICKENSON, - HAIQIQX' DICKENSON, - E. B. DICRI-ZRMAN, - MAXBET. DAVIS, - LULU DIXON, - NELLIE EmIE'1 I', ANNA ELMORE, BELLE FRC, CLARA FRISBLE, LUCY GRAIIAM, - MAC4GIE GREENLIE, ALICE HYNDMAN, - LUCY JOIINS, - GRACE KENNEDY, - KATHERINE - ETTA LANDER, - - LIzzII-1 MCCIXRD, - MAUD MCPHAIII, LAURA NOONAN, - :DAISY NOBIIE, - DIARY PETERS, IDA PATI-:RsoN, - CLARA IEAY, - - FRED RUTLEDGE, SIDNEY W. SMITH, - - At home Mom icello Seminary - - At. home - Madison - Farmer - Chicago At home - At home Chicago - At, home AL hone - At home - Rockford Al: home - - At home Ilockford College - Smith College - At home - At home - - Chicago - - - At home Ccnual Book Store - - - At home - Teacher - Teacher Gas Company Smith Pub. Co JESSIE SMITH, .lmssm SMALL, DAISY Slums, WILLIAM SIZER, Tom SIZEII, - R. CLASS OF 63 -Conrm H. S. ALUFINIW VIEHBERS.-Continued. UID' HARRIET SIDDERS, - - - - Teacher - - Wellesley JUNE SNOW - - - - - Married Smdying in East, EVELYNE WAXHAM. - - Wellesley College Madison University MAIE WALLACE, - - - At home - Reading Law ADAII ZOLLER, - - At home Third Nauional Bank BI.-UIIE ZUCII, - Teacher 'WMV I gygliljf --xc? '5 57 OFFICIAL LIST. SECOND ANNUAL Fl ELD DAY, ROCKPCED EEIIIGZPE SCHOOL, HUNDRED YARD DASH. PRIZES-lst, Bible. 2nd, Necktie. 3rd, Knife. Winner, A. RUHL. Time-1 22. THROWING BASE BALL. PRIZE--ISU, Base Ball Winner, PETTIT. Second, GERBER. Distance-284 it. POLE VAULT. QHeight.J Praize. 1st,Knife. Winner, H. CLARK. 8 it. 1 in. . MAY 25, 1894. . 9:30 A. M. BROAD JUMP. fRunning.J PRIZE, lst Diamond. UQ Winner, PETTIT. Second, SCOVILL. Third,CoUN'rRYMAN. I , Distance-15 ft. 6 in. HIGH JUHP. CRunning.J PRIZE-lst, Toilet Set. Winner, KELSEY. Second, DICKSON. Third, H. CLARK Third, Fox. 5 IIE- 1 ill- PU TTING mlb, SHOT. PRIZES-lst Match Box. 2nd, Pocket Book. Winner, DIXON. Second, NICHOLAS. HIGH KICK. PRIZE-lst, Sweater. Winner, H. CLARK. 2nd, BLAKE. 8 ft. 3 in. 58 1ff'14??rSLi f '-N lll? , - i i ,ff I A .,-, . x ' I 'I' I f .-...fl 'MwmvQ2Q4EWMw mmm 75 WN . f ?x Q 5:QNWQ4:f221i'g .,, HM' 1 O x fa x , f S , W XM Q42-41 1 A -, JDQFSA7 N X fin' Hs ' .J Af' B- i ii ' - ' ' ff r Q m jj . Kimi 524 45 , ' 4 v Y! . 4 -'Exam 'WL f, V --Q 1 RQ Q' Q A , GQ S - L -? . L.. X R WmVQQaJ?-QvNMQMfwya ,f2P'5 :r.iR, if f- if 1 as i 'GLW' 1 Q . 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APL XR Q ,, X - x SN 451 wi'- Q ' X 'ii in 'gi jfi 'Y X r Z KX ' . N ff' X f Wa Q f W7 'A f 740 Q3 fy 1 Wg! N ,1, ,f.f ' I f F v X A L! .,?j,,7Rx,Nh X I n4.f!f,4x. X E h 7:-S f I X Q f bl i7 Qifyf-fi' f QQ N 3 ffl vf fl I , K Q f J H f f 4 W l ,,,,f,' -. , 4 f-D f ll' X , ' 'jf xl J!,Uf,5 M, Il K l 1 ,M if . ' 4AYff!1d.A.' ,fha Hs LX Xfra f I, I ,J ' Q7 I 6 A if Q . if ,Ill ff If x , KX jjfV'N ' lf f l430 P. M. rrIREE:I.ennEo RAcE. P furneQ2boxesj. 2nd,BoxWriting Paper. HUNDRED YARD DASH. PRIZES-lst, Pair Tan Shoes. 2nd, Hand Painting. PRlZES-1St, er , Srd' Toilet Soar fboxi' Winners, K. CLARK and COUNTRYIIIAN. Winner, C. SCOVIIIL. 2nd, COUNTRYMAN. 3rd, GOODMAN. , Time-11 Secs 2nd, SCOVILL and GOODMAN. SLOW BICYCLE RACE. Iso Yarasq rIILE RACE. lRunninE-J PRIZE-1Sf, P-Hif Silk HOSG- PRIZES-1 st Sweater. 2nd, One Dozen Photographs. Winner, W. STEVENS. 2nd, CLARK. 3rd,Ix. CLARK. Winner, GOODMAN. 2nd, REID' EGG RACE. PRIZES-ISU, Necktie. 2nd, Broom Brush Holder. HURDLE RACE' hoo yds, Winner, KELSEY. 2nd, IMANARD. 3rd, STUCKEY. PRIZES-1st,0ne MealTicket. 2nd,Periun1eQObtoRosesJ. THIRD I'IILE RUN. Winners, COUNTRYMAN and ICELSEY. 2nd, ScovILL. Pl-2g-ES-- 1512 Cane. 2n5,g1'ecnnis Shoes. A HOP, SKU, AND A JUMP' ELL G . onMA . Inner, Tigej, .33 ' IO N PRIZES-lst, Napkin Ring. 2nd, Fishing Tackle Box SACK RACE. 3I'd, Looking GIBISS. PRIZES-lst, Box of Candy. 2nd, Bottle Perfume. Wilmer, l'E'I'Tl'1'- Qfld. RICHARDSON- 31'dI ULARK- Winner, MANARD. 2nd, KELSEY. 34 fn, ONE MILE BICYCLE RACE. CLUB SWINGWGI PRIBES--155, Silver Goblet. 2nd, Link Cuff Buttons. PRIZE-.lsty Pair of Suspenders' Winner, CLARK. 2nd, STEVENS. 3rd, K. CLARK. , Winner, MANARD. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. PRIZES-lst, Ladies Stick Pin. 2nd, Tennis Shoes. POLE VAULT' Winner, Miss BELLE PHINNEY and RoY CLEMENTS. PR'ZE 1Stf Kmfe- HOWARD SWINGLEY. Winner, K. CLARK. 2nd, MISS ANNIE LEONARD and 59 .f-1' K SENIOR JUNIOR ' L B 1 -'fl J ,X , If V I, . X ,f SOCIAL COMMITTEE. . ' W ,' . f ' OSCAR J. HENRX', '94, FAITH B. BIEDLAR, '94, F. BURNS PETERSON, 94, BELLE PHINNEY, '95, H. KENDALL CLARK, '95, EDNA N. WATERMAN, '95, SOPHOMORE: FRESHMAN V A SOCIAL COMMITTEE. . A -f I '- qlglfgff rf FRANK M. LEvINO3Q'95, o I A ' 7, '7lll' , , , . 52: I :JI WX I , X I FITCH GOODMAN ? A W 'Z FLORENCE FOSTER, '97, 2 1 x 2 A EDNA TAYLOR, '97, J N A. I fi? ' fix A XXX. 'LE EvA MANLOVE, '96, Qy 2 HOWARD COUNTRYMAN,96 , 'd f A X BLANORE FISH, '97, ..III1. I f'I1'Eff' '- ?. LO ET WEEN thedawn and the noon tide, When lessons oppress with their power, Comes a change in a day's occupations, That is knows as the Chemistry Hour. In that room filled with queer apparatus, The teacher awaits with a smile, The Sulphids, Bromine and Acids, Emiting their perfumes meanwhile. He hears in the halls above him, The noise of many feet, The sound of the door that is slamming, And whispers and laughter sweet. At his desk he hears them approaching, Descending the broad hall stair. Grave Hardy and laughing Goldie, And Chase with the curly blonde hair. A smothered laugh and a whisper, As they enter the well known place, And the 'reacher's heart is gladdened, By each merry laughing face. A sudden rush from the stairway, A sudden dart from the hall, And in comes innocent Oscar, I'm alittle late, that's all. AN IDYL. They turn to the bottles and test tubes, And ready to try some new feat. When a voice is heard, and the question, Who's treat? Who's treat? From beneath some innocent apron, Or out of some secret nook, Comes a bag and a. spicy oder, With a wonderful tempting look. A sudden rush for the owner, Each one demanding a share, And soon those cookies and candy, Are gone, but no one knows where. Then back to their work they hurry, With spirits greatly refreshed, Pour in Nitric Acid a plenty, When-another tube smashed. Sudden upon the tumult, Comes the bell with its merry sound, The hour is gone, and oh sorrow! Not one unknown substance is found. F. D,, '94 61 FT lei , ,IN 4 I .,.- , 1 -,.. ...-- si'- ffaw di' 7A4f,I4'iY'a' X , ... is T, Z ffff'-iii with WWI Little Frsnkicwasn't much in Athletics but healways stood high in his classes. SONNET. Sweet memories, oh, how they cheer and cling, When trials and deep gloom our hearts do freight, When book and tab give place to line and bait, 'Tis then, the thoughts, swift messengers take Wing And back again to school year's trials bring, Each to some Ex or LH or M marks date, Or former days, when 'twas our lot or fate To cast shy chapel glances and to sing, School days are passed We gladly say, for soon We welcome them again, as sober fall While busy painting leaf, will until June Once more to school room and to study call Each happy youth, his thought again to tune, And prepare him for life's hard battles all. ALFRED A. ENGSTROA I SCHOOL LIFE. SAT in my dusty Annual Editorial otlice, books and manuscripts beside me, behind me, before me, books and papers everywhere in endless confusion. On my desk strewn with papers and the fragments of a hasty lunch, was a white sheet of paper doomed to be that dreaded Senior essay. The subject was there, but the essay-. I looked out at the cold grey sky, and listened to the dreary patter of the raiu as it beat piteously against my window, gloomy twilight filled the loom, that fanciful hour between the dark and light. I sat Elled with gloomy thoughts and as I sat meditating the door of my office opened and a. white spectral figure appeared on the threshold, solemn, slow, still, he approached, but a second look showed me a, merry face and laughing eyes under the ghastly array. In a word he was a '94 Senior. lt was last night, the 30th of October, he began in a graveyard voice, a mighty band rode through these silent streets, and all were shrouded, but under these white robes beat happy student hearts 5 and from them came stories of horrors never written or told before. I remember well, it was at the midnight hour when we stormed the secret retreat of the Junior Band. Volley after volley of peanuts and pop-corn were hurled at us, but we advanced steadily under the Ere, and soon the fort was ours. Then with a ringing cheer we left them in their lair and sallied forth again. Ah! the cock crows and like Hamlet's father's ghost, I must return from whence I came, and he was gone leaving a pleasant memory in my gloomy retreat. My ghostly visitor had scarcely departed when in trooped a jolly boy all in a. hurry, with a. How-de-do, heard about the tight? Fight, no. He had seated himself com- fortably, tilted back a chair, planted his tau shoes carelessly among my papers. Missed your life. You see the 63 Seniors have got some smashing Ene hats, morterboards, and the Juniors are mad, going to punch 'em ing too bad, for the girls do look sweet in them. Everybody got redheaded and fought like fun and the ambulance was called and about a dozen got--but I mustn't stop to tell 3 ou all about it, got to see the next fightg Ta Ta g and he too was gone. I was thinking over the follies of human nature when a tall dignified Senior girl came gracefully toward me. She took the offered chair and drawing off one dainty glove began: O,we are going to have the best time to-night. You know we Seniors have a banquet at Blaisdell's Hall to-night, and when the Seniors start out they have a jolly good time. We are going to have the dearest play and lots of ice-cream and cake. But I must go, good-bye. I will come and see you again soon 5 and she went out as gracefully as she came in. I sat for a time lost in thought. What a strange world this. Now gaiety and suffering, now pleasure and pain, now poverty and wealth go hand in hand. My office seemed so gloomy, from just wishing my Senior girl would come again, when in she came. She smiled sweetly at me and sat down. My heart gave a great bound as I looked at the slender stately girl, so tall and dignified, with such queenly grace, a true Senior. OI I haven't seen you for along time have I, and so much has happened, but I haven't time to tell you about those but will tell you about the latest. It is to be the grandest banquet, the Seniors and Juniors give it to the Sophomores and Freshman. Think of it! A real banquet a.nd such lovely refreshments and dainty decorations. The whole school's going and all the teachers too, we can talk of nothing else. But I must go, good-bye, good-bye, and the dear girl was gone. I felt very sad and lonely and longed to go out into the gay butterfly world of which she spoke. I hear many foot steps approaching, What can it be? The door opens and in come eight girls. O, the boys are the meanest things, they went off to Belvidere and had a jolly time and wouldn't let us come. We were awful mad, spoke up afair maiden. Yes, but we're going to get even. We're going up to Beloit and have some fun and I guess they'll wish they hadn't been so mean. Yes, we'll show 'em and out they went whispering and laughing. Soon after they went there was a timid knock at my doorg I started up but sank back in my chair again and called out con1ein. In tripped a little maiden in short dresses and curls, I am a Freshman of the class of '97 of the Rockford High School, said she with a haughty toss of her head, and I came to tell you about our party, you know we had to, that is, the Sophomores and Freshmen had to pay back the reception the higher classes gave us. But ours is going to be much nicer than theirs and we are going to have an orchestra and decorations and invita- 64 tions for outsiders and everything. It is going to be very select, and the Senior girls ar'n't going to have those Beloit .boys, so there! and with a defiant toss of her head she was gone, and this was the coming generation, the ones who will fill our places. O, conscript fathers, beware, beware. Then came a tall broad shouldered fellow who bowed low and thus began. I am the president of the Athletic Association and came to inform you we are going to have the finest field day in Winnebago County. All the entrees are full and prizes are plentiful and exciting times are anticipated. I hope you'll come over and see the fun. Admis- sion fifteen cents, and with another low bow he departed. But some one else is coming, I sit up straight and look studious when in comes my dear Senior girl. But O! how sad, she is all in tears and sorrow. O, dear! O. dear! we must go-We must leave forevrr-our dear old Alma mater-It is so sad-O, dear! and she departed weeping. Sweet maiden and must I lose her forever? Must she go out into the great struggle of life and fight life's battles with the rest? I began to picture the future of all this and saw halls where some orator held a vast multitude spell bound in Congress, great Statesman. From the concert hall echoed sweet song and music that hushed the soul to sleep or brought tears of joy. I look back and place them in the R. H. S. Yes, the future was all bright for them, the students of the old Rockford High School. I start up suddenly it is quite dark. The essay is still unwritten, while I have been dwelling in the happy memories of the past. B. E. M., '94, B. F. M., '94, 65 R. H. S. CALENDAR. Sept. 11.-School begins. Sept. 25 to June 22inclusive, H. McCann sent to the oftice. Sept. 27.-Clark and Ruhl decide not to issue the Owl. Oct. 1.-Foot-ball organized. Oct. 3.-Seniors give oflices of Literary Society to the Juniors. Oct. 10.-Debating Club. Oct 20.-Freshmen appear with their Faces washed? Oct. 31- EIalloW'een, O. John gives the Seniors a ghost ride. Nov. 12 - Is L. Robinson a sticker? uzzdrcifled. Nov. 20.-Seniors conceive a desire for class caps and glory. Nov. 30.-Vacation. Dec. 5.-Senior sleighride to Black Hawk. Deo. 9.-Chris Henry or Armstrong? Dec. 11.-Debating Club go to see City Fathers debate. Dec. 18.-Senior caps come. Dec.x18.-Nami--40 buckets oi Human Gore collected in Senior Hall. Dec Dec Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan - Fight, Oberlin Glee Club. -Seniors still wear caps. 2 l .-Juniors subside. -The Goddess of Peace reigns supreme. -Merry Christmas. -Seniors banquet at Blaisdell's Hall. School Assembles. Dickson gets his hair cut. Takes Cocoaine Athletic Association elect otlicers. -Free lunch in Chemistry Room. -Burrit holds the chalk. -Hardy gets shaved. UD -Chemistry Class breaks the glass. - Go back up.'l lN4RS. E. A. NIEDLARS PORTRAIT srruulo, Is the most popular place for pictures to be enlarged and finished in India lnlc,Water Colors, Pastel, Crayon, A Oil, Etc. Also the PHOTOGRAPH DEPARTMENT make a specialty of 661iEIS'xTO FIINISI-I SUPERIOR TO ANY. THE Old Sldlld, 323-325 Still? Sl., RUClifUI'll, lll. Jan. 31. Feb. 1. Feb. 3. Feb. 10. Mar. 9. Mar. 16 Mar. 23. Mar. 31.- April 1 April 11 April 12 openl. April 13 April 18 April 19 Look up at my Angel Doughnut die. Senior Class elects ofilcers. Senior-Junior Social. Foot-ball pictures. Senior boys go to Belvidere. Senior girls are even with the boys. Senior's try Heavy Tragedy. School closes. -Did you ever get left? -Library closed. -Senior Class pictures Cllussell had his mouth -Freshmen and Sophmores play parrot. -Seniors decide to have their pictures taken. -Seniors decide nn! to have their pictures taken. April 20.-Seniors decide to have their pictures taken. April 21 init?J -Seniors have their pictures taken Cevery one cs April 24.-Peter Burns has his hair cut. April 27 April 28 May 1 May 7 May 8 May 11 May 12 May 15 lllay 16 May 25. May 26 June 1 June 2 June 4 June 9 June 14, June 15 -Base ball. B. C., 5g R. H. S., 8. -Base ball. Madison, 12, R. H. S., 18. ll Spring, spring, gentle spring. -Junior Pictures. -Base ball pictures. -Drink milk on Levings. -Base ball. Beloit, 53 R. H. S., 14. - We didn't go to the parade. . -G. A. R. encampment. -Field Day. Committee take the prizes -Base ball. R. H. S., 13, Janesville, 8. Last meeting of D. C Base ball. R. H. S , 13, Madison, 36. Tears of sorrow. Base ball. R. H. S., 205 Janesville, 10 R. H S. Annual, '94. Editors succomb. ROGKFORD CLOTHING oo., PQTTER BRQ5, Mnnumcrunsns or EAKTIZJRITPT STQIEEIE, Clothing to Order. D EALE LOVELUS STEAM LAUNDRY, Ba.-,krupr Dry Qoodg, Carpets Cleaned. Qmaks, Q'0t'7i'7Q md SUQQS- TELEPHONE No. 142......r HOLLAND HOUSE BLOCK. XZKII-ICD KZSICJIJIJID ElIYN 'i'- - - - - ready made suits when they can buy -'- - - - o o 0 0 v CLAY WORSTEID FOR 32000. v - 0 w - v Made to Order in any Style at SKINNER'S, THE TAILQR. BUSINESS SUITS S l8.00. PANTS AT 54.00. JOHN SKINNER, 3l2 'W. State St 69 X li f Nh My v-K XA l f 545- F' A ff T as Q P, f Zi rj.. . M ',i,a'fff1 fi , 'a?qM,3?TQn5f mgHgg' 2Q2Qi QYQ ,ViF'Ex0 fif' .'--if'-1-Q lf- - 1 -', '1' - - T lf 5 ' -affir- X fain. -I-M, A M2521-If! , X ii1'?W' 1'-il fps ' xuhlgfkyi. f'7,:f',l,,ffV MF fg'-. f.-24 fp, -f V67 L-?,3e1-jx'g2'i.Q. ,.,V Xiypglmgg?-'.,. 'i4f1Ai Lv-li JN-If -AZL. fqy n-,- 1. 5 ,, f- a-I 'if f fs ' E I ' : A SAD TALE, Two young' ladies with o'er-stocked minds Went out in the fields some cowslips to find, They saw a, blossom across the creek, And it was their aim to get it quick. To lose the flowers they could not afford So they crossed the creek upon a boardg While they were holding on with their hands, The weight of their brains upset their plansg For the board turned o'er and they fell in with a splas But ere they were in they were out with a flash With walter dripping from shoes and dress They made their way homeward their flowers to press. In the excitement they had lost their mind, And some of their flowers were left behind. And now they each have made a vow, If this is published there will be a rowg It is even hinted they have formed a plan, To keep away from the creek and stay on dry land. My story is linishedg my pen I lay downg Guess thenarnes ofthe girls who came near being drown ll ed I-I. I-I. VV ALIDCD, Bookseller ond StotIorIor, 304 WEST STATE STREET. ANDREW HOLIVIQUIST, THE EAST SIDE Fine Merchant Tailor, 209 SOUTH THIRD STREET. I 9'iW i T ' ..., .05 - Q Y .. U 1,. .4 4' I I-tr ' .- fi ' .. I i III ' ' - ROC KE-Ogo, I . SMITH PUBLISHING CO., E?- -1 1 ' JOB PRINTING. F-ING BOOK PRINTING EC LTY--...a-,, BROWN BUILDING. DR. s'rovER, DENTIST, 2l I S. MAIN STREET. . j , Llp to Date. -'PI.EAsI-: RI:coLI.zcT FOUR AND N0 MORE. Of tender years, a Freshman he, Equipped with look and crook, Amare, Latin seems to be To him, in thought and book. Now called by all a rising Soph. Just old enough to try To teach the grave and learned Prof The how, the where and why. Yet one step more a third year bright The class of classes all, And if you ask for who's aright The Juniorl is the call. He climbs again to climb no more The High School steps and grades, Dignilied Seniors' toil is o'er- - The whole school vision fades. But do you see that fellow there '? Alas! he is a riddle 5 Just out of school with face so fair,- Hair parted in the middle. ALFRED A. ENGSTROM. vs J! PSALM OF LIFE. Tell me not in mournful numbers, 'That debating's but a. joke, While o'er ballots for the women, R. H. S. boys fret and croak. Life is real, life is earnestg And the boys, the precious elves, Decide they. that the work of voting. They will do it all themselves. In life's broad field of battle, When they think they need a wife, If they prove such selfish cattle, Wherels the girl who'll wed for life? Trust no school-boy, however pleasant, Who will argue it is right, That if woman wants the ballot, She must shoulder arms and fight. Lives of such boys just remind us, They have never heard a word, Oi the weapon of a woman, That is mightier than the sword. Then, dear girls, he up and doing, With a heart for a.ny fate, Teach the R. H. S. boys such a lesson, They'll repent before too late. S. 'Ui